Louis Schiff

Judge Louis Schiff is an Adjunct Professor at Mitchell Hamline University, where he has taught since 2008. He designed and instructs two unique courses: Law and Cinema: Are Lawyers Still Our Heroes and Law and the Business of Baseball, the latter co-developed with the Minnesota Twins and St. Paul Saints. His academic work intersects law with cultural and sports contexts.

• Research Focus: Law in cinema, sports law, and interdisciplinary legal education.
• Affiliations: National Judicial College, Florida College of Advanced Judicial Study, Florida Judicial College.

His co-authored publication Baseball and the Law: Cases and Materials (with Professor Robert M. Jarvis) earned the 2017 SABR Baseball Research Award. He has served as a judge in Broward County Court (Florida) since 1996, reelected in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018.

• Teaching Innovations: Courses blending legal theory with cultural narratives (cinema) and sports business dynamics.
• Academic Contributions: Pioneering law school casebook on baseball law, recognized by the Society for American Baseball Research.