Michael Belcher

Michael Belcher serves as a Lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Law while concurrently working as a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles County. He also holds a position as senior research fellow at the California Constitution Center, a nonpartisan academic institution focused on state constitutional analysis and high court jurisprudence.

His educational qualifications include:

• J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law (2019)
• B.A. in Cognitive Science from UC San Diego (2016), magna cum laude

Mr. Belcher's scholarly focus centers on Constitutional Law, Criminal Law frameworks, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Justice systems, and Evidence law. His research examines intersections between cognitive science and legal decision-making, particularly regarding cognitive bias in judicial contexts. Publications appear in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, The Recorder, and academic law reviews.

Professionally, he has represented the People of California in over eighty preliminary hearings, numerous motions, and trials. His prosecutorial experience includes assisting in the Robert Durst murder trial through the Major Crimes Division. During law school, he externed for Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, drafting bench memoranda on pending cases.