Joe A. Tucker
Professor
joetuck@regent.edu
- Chamberlain Fellow, 1985-86, Columbia University School of Law.
- J.D. 1981, University of Texas. Managing Editor, Texas International Law Journal.
- B.A. 1977, University of Houston.
- A.A. 1976, Victoria College.
- Professor, Regent School of Law, 1994-present.
- Associate Professor, Syracuse University College of Law, 1991-94.
- Executive Director, The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, Lawyers Division - Central New York Chapter, 1992-94.
- Associate Director, The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, Lawyers Division - Central New York Chapter, 1991-92.
- Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, 1986-90.
- Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University School of Law, 1982-85.
- Pro bono Immigration Law Consultant, West Texas Legal Services and numerous foreign university students, 1982-85.
- Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Seminar required by Texas Law for certification of municipal court judges, 1983-84.
- Immigration Law Consultant, Terrill, Gamble & Chorn, 1983.
- Federal Hearing Officer, Lubbock Public Housing Authority, 1983.
- Pro bono Immigration Law Consultant, Catholic Family Service Inc., Southern Region, 1983.
- Legal Advisor, Texas Department of Human Resources Advisory Board, 1982-83.
- Assistant State Attorney General of Texas, 1982.
- Member, State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality, 1983-85.
- Member, Board of Directors, Guadalupe-Parkway Neighborhood Center, United Way Agency, 1983-85.
- Admitted: Texas.
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Governmental Testimony
Concerning the Potential Effects of the Simpson-Mazzoli Bill's Proposed Labor Certification Amendments, Testimony before Texas Governor Mark White's Task Force on Immigration (April 29, 1983).
Journal Articles and Notes
The Politics of Immigration, 5 Int'l Persp. 1 (1994) [Debate with Judge Grover Joseph Rees, former Chief Justice of the American Somoa Federal Court and former General Counsel of the Immigration and Naturalization Service].
Assimilation to the United States: A Study of the Adjustment of Status and the Marital Fraud Statutes, 7 Yale L. & Policy Rev. 20 (1989), excerpted or cited in : Legomsky, Immigration Law & Policy (Foundation Press 1992); Boswell, Immigration & Nationality Law, Cases and Materials (2d ed. Carolina Academic Press 1992); Aleinikoff and Martin, Immigration Process & Policy (2d ed. West Publishing Co. 1991); Beck, Section 5 of the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments, in 1991-1992 Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook Volume II: Advanced Topics (American Immigration Lawyers Association 1991); and Gordon and Mailman, Immigration Law & Procedure (1992).
Administrative Law and Procedure, 16 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 1-54 (1985) [received annual award for best written symposium article].
Recent Development, Deportation, 15 Tex. Int'l L.J. 582-600 (1980).
Recent Development, Foreign Aid Reorganization, 15 Tex. Int'l L.J. 390-98 (1980).
Presentations and Conference Sessions Chaired
Analysis of Proposals for Adoption of an Ethics Code for Immigration Judges, Court Executive Development Program of the Institute for Court Management, National Center for State Courts, Steamboat Springs, CO (July 26-31, 1998).
Panelist on American Network's Legal Notebook on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Washington, DC (other panelists were former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese and Steven Smith) (June 25, 1998).
Proposed Changes to the Virginia State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct and Their Relation to the Model Code of Professional Responsibility, presented at the Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association's Annual Ethics Extravaganza, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA (June 25, 1998).
Harvard University and Regent University Roundtable Debate, Panelist, Harvard University Divinity School, Cambridge, MA (Jan. 15, 1997).
The Center for Jewish and Christian Values Inaugural Leadership Conference, Participant, Commentator and Introducer, Washington, DC (May 20-21, 1996).
Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Jurisprudence of the Letter from the Birmingham Jail, Panelist, Regent University School of Law, Virginia Beach, VA (Jan. 15, 1996).
Abortion Law: Legal Updates & Strategies, presented at the Life Education and Resources Network Promoting Life and Family Conference, Virginia Beach, VA (Sept. 22, 1995).
Federal Forfeiture Laws, Moderator of Federalist Society Symposium Debate between former Attorney General Edwin Meese and Professor William Wiecek, Co-sponsored by Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies Lawyers Division - Central New York Chapter and the Syracuse College of Law Student Federalist Society, Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY (April 12, 1994).
Legal Aspects of Technology Transfers: Comparison of Government, University, and Private Sector Arrangements, paper presented at a conference sponsored by the Maxwell School of Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (June 28-30, 1993).
Opportunities for Minority Entrepreneurs, paper presented at a conference co-sponsored by the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies Lawyers Division - Central New York Chapter and the Syracuse College of Law Student Federalist Society, Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY (Other speakers included Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory K. Scott) (April 12, 1993).
The Significance and Contemporary Relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King's Dream, paper presented at a Conference co-sponsored by the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Lawyers Division - Central New York Chapter and the Syracuse College of Law Student Federalist Society, Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY (Other speakers included Paulette Johnson, President of the Syracuse Board of Education) (Jan. 28, 1993).
Property Rights and Environmentalism, paper and debate with Dr. Roger Pilon, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, co-sponsored by the Syracuse College of Law Student Federalist Society, the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies Lawyers Division - Central New York Chapter, and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (Jan. 27, 1993).
Moderator of Constitutional Law Forum, Interpreting Our Constitution, featuring Professor Lino Graglia of the University of Texas, Co-sponsored by the Syracuse College of Law Student Federalist Society, the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies Lawyers Division - Central New York Chapter, and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY (Nov. 12, 1992).
The International Plight and Legal Status of Asylum and Refugee Applicants, paper presented to the Syracuse University College of Law Latin American Law Students Association, Syracuse, NY (Oct. 22, 1992).
The Constitutional Foundations of the Civil Rights Philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, presented at a conference co-sponsored by the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies Lawyers Division - Central New York Chapter and the Syracuse College of Law Student Federalist Society, Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY (Jan. 24, 1992).
The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race In America by Shelby Steele, presented at the Onondaga County Public Library (Nov. 20, 1991).
The Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Clarence Thomas: Gender, Race and Ethnicity on the Front Line, presented at the Le Moyne College Third Thursday Forum debating Professor Susan Behuniak-Long, Department of Political Science, Le Moyne College, sponsored by the Le Moyne College Office of Multicultural Affairs (Portions televised in the Syracuse, New York area) (Sept. 19, 1991).
Colloquia on Yale Law & Policy Review article, presented to the Indiana Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, American Bar Association Affiliate, Indianapolis, IN (Jan. 18, 1989).
Minority Participation in Higher Education, Principal organizer, presenter and moderator at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Excellence and Equity in Higher Education Conference, Indiana University-Perdue University Forum, Indianapolis, IN (1988).
New Developments in Adjustment of Status, paper presented and published in the Immigration Law Conference materials (pp. 1-21), jointly sponsored by the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Bar Association, and the Indianapolis law firm of Lawrence, Carter, Gresk, Leerkamp & Walsh. Also served as principal organizer of the project that included United States Senator Richard G. Lugar, various speakers from federal and state agencies, and the Bar (1988).
Immigration Marriage Fraud Legislation, paper presented and published in the Indiana Civil Liberties Union Annual Conference materials (pp. 1-16) (1988).
Overview of the Immigration and Naturalization Act and the Simpson-Rodino Legislation, paper presented and published in the Immigration Law Conference materials (pp. 1-20), jointly sponsored by the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Bar Association, and the Indianapolis law firm of Lawrence, Carter, Gresk, Leerkamp & Walsh. Also served as principal organizer of the project that included United States Senator Richard G. Lugar, various speakers from federal and state agencies, and the Bar (1987).
Constitutional and Policy Perspectives of Supreme Court Nominations, presented to the American Cable Constitutional Law Forum, Indianapolis, IN (Oct. 20, 1987) (televised).
Employer Sanctions, Civil Rights Remedies and Legalization Procedures of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, presented to the Marion County Bar Association (Sept. 2, 1987).
Adjustment of Status Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, paper presented and published in the Immigration Law Conference materials (pp. 1-40) jointly sponsored by the Texas Tech School of Law, New Mexico School of Law, the El Paso Bar County Association, and the International Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. Also member of the conference planning committee; conference speakers included United States Senator Pete Dominici, members of the Department of State, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Bar (1985).
Current Developments in Immigration Law, paper presented and published in the Texas Tech Law School Stay Abreast of the Law Seminar materials (pp. 1-35) (1984).
Concerning the Potential Effects of the Proposed Simpson-Mazzoli Bill on the Delivery of Immigration Law Clinical Services in West Texas, testimony before The Southern Region of Catholic Family Services Incorporated (May 5, 1983).
Radio and Television Appearances
The Right Side, debate with Professor Paul Butler, George Washington University Law School, concerning Jury Nullification, Armstrong Williams Radio Program (Mar. 30, 1996).
The Right Side, debate with William Winter, Director of Communications The Libertarian Party, concerning Bennis v. Michigan, Armstrong Williams Radio Program (Feb. 7, 1996).
The Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Clarence Thomas: Gender, Race and Ethnicity on the Front Line , presented at the Le Moyne College Third Thursday Forum debating Professor Susan Behuniak-Long, Department of Political Science, sponsored by the Le Moyne College Office of Multicultural Affairs, Syracuse, NY (portions broadcast on local television Sept. 19, 1991).
Constitutional and Policy Perspectives of Supreme Court Nominations , presented to the American Cable Constitutional Law Forum, Indianapolis, IN (broadcast on local television Oct. 20, 1987).
