Christopher B. Mueller

Henry S. Lindsley Professor of Procedure and Advocacy
Evidence; Civil Procedure; Complex Litigation; Class Action


Published Books

Evidence (5th ed. 2012, Wolters-Kluwer) (with Laird C. Kirkpatrick).
Evidence Practice Under the Rules (4th ed. 2012, Wolters-Kluwer) (with Laird C. Kirkpatrick and Charles H. Rose III).
Evidence Black Letter (3d ed. 2012, Thompson-West) (with Laird C. Kirkpatrick).
Twenty-First Century Procedure (Draft 1st edition 2011, Aspen Custom Publishing).
Evidence Under the Rules (7th ed. 2011, Wolters-Kluwer) (with Laird C. Kirkpatrick).
Rules of Evidence, With Advisory Committee's Notes and Legislative History (2012, Wolters-Kluwer) (with Laird C. Kirkpatrick).
Federal Evidence (3rd ed. 2007, Thompson-West) (5-volume set; annual pocket part supplementation, with Laird C. Kirkpatrick).

Articles

Taking A Second Look at MDL Mass Product Liability Settlements: Somebody Needs to Do it, 65 Kansas L. Rev. 531 (2017).
"Make Him An Offer He Can't Refuse" - Mezzanatto Waivers As Lynchpin of Prosecutorial Overreach, 82 Mo. L. Rev. 1023 (2017).
Mueller (with Laird Kirkpatrick), Prior Consistent Statements: The Dangers of Misinterpreting Recently Amended Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(B), 84 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Arguendo 193 (2016).
Cross-Examination Earlier or Later: When Is It Enough to Satisfy Crawford?, 19 Regent U. L. Rev. 319 (2007).
Daubert Asks the Right Questions: Now Appellate Courts Should Help Find the Right Answers, 33 Seton Hall L. Rev. 987 (2003).

Book Chapters

Of Misshapen Stones and Compromises: Michelson and the Modern Law of Character Evidence, in Evidence Stories, (edited by Richard Lempert, Foundation) (2007).

Courses:

Spring 2025 Evidence LAWS 6353-802
Fall 2024 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-802
Fall 2024 Evidence LAWS 6353-801
Spring 2024 Evidence LAWS 6353-802
Fall 2023 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-802
Fall 2023 Evidence LAWS 6353-801
Spring 2023 Evidence LAWS 6353-802
Fall 2022 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-802
Fall 2022 Evidence LAWS 6353-801
Spring 2022 Complex Civil Litigation LAWS 7303-801
Fall 2021 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-802
Fall 2021 Evidence LAWS 6353-801
Spring 2021 Complex Civil Litigation LAWS 7303-801
Fall 2020 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-802
Fall 2020 Evidence LAWS 6353-801
Spring 2020 Complex Civil Litigation LAWS 7303-801
Fall 2019 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-802
Fall 2019 Evidence LAWS 6353-801
Fall 2018 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-803
Fall 2018 Evidence LAWS 6353-801
Spring 2018 Complex Civil Litigation LAWS 7303-001
Fall 2017 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-804
Fall 2017 Evidence LAWS 6353-001
Spring 2017 Complex Civil Litigation LAWS 7303-001
Fall 2016 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-804
Fall 2016 Evidence LAWS 6353-001
Spring 2016 Complex Civil Litigation LAWS 7303-001
Fall 2015 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-802
Fall 2015 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-806
Fall 2015 Evidence LAWS 6353-001
Spring 2015 Complex Civil Litigation LAWS 7303-001
Fall 2014 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-801
Fall 2014 Evidence LAWS 6353-001
Spring 2014 Complex Civil Litigation LAWS 7303-001
Fall 2013 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-801
Fall 2013 Evidence LAWS 6353-001
Fall 2012 Civil Procedure LAWS 5303-802
Fall 2012 Evidence LAWS 6353-001



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