Gregory J. Guggenmos

Online
Essay
COVID-19 and the Ruralization of U.S. Criminal Court Systems
Pamela R. Metzger
Pamela Metzger is the Director of the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center at the SMU Dedman School of Law. Professor Metzger’s scholarship combines theory and practice in seeking improvements in criminal justice. Professor Metzger’s work has appeared in publications such as the Yale Law Journal, Vanderbilt Law Review, Southern California Law Review, and Northwestern University Law Review, and has been widely cited by leading authorities and by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Gregory J. Guggenmos
Greg Guggenmos provides the Deason Center with statistical consultation and research support. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from SMU with a B.S. and M.S. in Applied Statistics and Data Analytics. During his time at SMU, he conducted independent research on pretrial detention and studied abroad in five countries. Deeply invested in civic engagement, Guggenmos founded the Community Bail Fund of North Texas in 2018. In 2019, he served as the Deason Center’s Law & Statistics Coordinator.

The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing typically rural practice constraints on the United States’ urban and suburban criminal court systems.