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JoAnne A. Epps was born on 28 May, 1951 in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American legal scholar (1951–2023). Discover JoAnne A. Epps's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 28 May, 1951
Birthday 28 May
Birthplace Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death 19 September, 2023
Died Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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1951

JoAnne Adrienne Epps (May 28, 1951 – September 19, 2023) was an American legal scholar and academic.

She was born on May 28, 1951, and grew up in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, graduating from Cheltenham High School in 1969.

She was recruited as a promising African-American student to enroll in Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where she became a member of the first class of women at that school.

1973

Epps received a B.A. in 1973 from Trinity and a J.D. in 1976 from Yale Law School.

1976

Epps began her legal career in 1976, as a deputy city attorney in Los Angeles.

1980

She moved back to Philadelphia in 1980, and became an assistant United States attorney.

1985

She joined Temple Law School as a faculty member in 1985, and then served as associate dean for academic affairs from 1989 to 2008.

2008

She served as dean of Temple University Beasley School of Law from 2008 to 2016 before becoming provost.

She became acting president in 2023, following the resignation of Jason Wingard.

Epps' primary areas of teaching included criminal procedure, evidence, and trial advocacy.

She taught Litigation Basics, a course for first-year law students at Temple.

National Jurist named Epps one of the 25 most influential leaders in legal education, and her work on curricula and experiential learning in legal education served as inspiration for a new center at Temple Law School for training on accessing civil justice (the Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for Social Justice).

Epps trained Sudanese lawyers who represented victims of the war in Darfur, as well as prosecutors for the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

After her death, Temple's Board of Trustees posthumously named Epps university president, removing "acting" from her title.

Epps was married to L. Harrison Jay, a longtime employee in Temple's community affairs office.

They lived in Shamong Township, New Jersey.

On September 19, 2023, Epps was onstage at a memorial service for Charles L. Blockson at Temple's Performing Arts Center, when she abruptly fell ill and lost consciousness in her seat.

She was taken to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at age 72.

A colleague announcing her death described her illness as a "sudden episode".

2009

In 2009, she was named as a potential Barack Obama Supreme Court candidate.

2013

After serving as the executive vice president and provost of Temple University, she was the university's 13th president.

She was the first Black woman to be permanently appointed and serve as President of the University.

Joanne Adrienne Epps' father was a machinist, and her mother was an administrator at Temple’s Tyler School of Art (then in Elkins Park).