Palma Paciocco

Palma Paciocco is an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School within York University. Her work focuses on criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence law, sentencing, professional ethics, and interdisciplinary approaches via law and the humanities.

• Education: BA (McGill), BCL/LLB (McGill), SJD (Harvard)
• Professional Affiliations: Co-director of the Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Philosophy Program, Board of Directors, Canadian Law and Society Association

Her research addresses systemic challenges in criminal justice, including trial delays, prosecutorial ethics in plea bargaining, and judicial discretion. She has contributed to leading journals and co-authored Canada’s premier evidence law textbook.

Scientific Awards:

• Osgoode Hall Law School Teaching Award (2018)
• SSHRC Doctoral Fellow
• Thomas Shearer Stewart Travelling Fellow
• Landon H. Gammon Fellow

Professor Paciocco supervises graduate students in socio-legal studies and law-and-humanities frameworks, serving on examination committees for Katherine Poehlmann (Master's) and Danardo Jones (PhD).