Jeffrey B Welty

Jeff Welty joined the UNC School of Government in 2008 and works in the area of criminal law and procedure. His research interests include search and seizure, digital evidence, criminal pleadings, capital punishment, and firearms law. He serves as the director of the North Carolina Judicial College, which provides training and education to the state's judicial officials. Welty founded and contributes regularly to the North Carolina Criminal Law Blog, an award-winning resource visited by...See more

Jeff Welty joined the UNC School of Government in 2008 and works in the area of criminal law and procedure. His research interests include search and seizure, digital evidence, criminal pleadings, capital punishment, and firearms law. He serves as the director of the North Carolina Judicial College, which provides training and education to the state's judicial officials. Welty founded and contributes regularly to the North Carolina Criminal Law Blog, an award-winning resource visited by approximately 100,000 users each month, and his books about capital punishment and digital evidence are widely-used legal references. Welty earned a JD at Duke University School of Law, where he graduated in 1999 with highest honors. See less