Jason Marisam

Jason Marisam is an Associate Professor of Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law since 2022. He specializes in constitutional law, administrative law, and civil procedure. His research focuses on voting rights, election law, and administrative law, with notable work on the legal challenges of pandemic elections and the independent state legislature doctrine.

Previously, he served as Assistant Attorney General for Minnesota (2016–22), Solicitor General’s division, and clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Joan Ericksen (2014–16). He has held academic roles at Hamline University School of Law (2011–14) and Harvard Law School (2009–11).

Marisam graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School (2008) and earned a B.A. in History from Princeton University (2000). He is a recipient of the Minnesota Lawyer Attorney of the Year award (2021, 2022) and Hamline Professor of the Year (2014).

His scholarship spans election integrity, agency coordination, and constitutional interpretation. Recent work emphasizes the legal implications of election administration during crises and the balance between state and federal authority in electoral systems.

Marisam’s contributions include landmark analyses like Judging the 1918 Election (2010), which informed debates on the 2020 U.S. election. His writing bridges historical legal frameworks with modern challenges in administrative governance.