
Angelo Petrigh
Clinical Associate Professor
BA, Cornell University
JD, NYU School of Law
Biography
Angelo Petrigh teaches in the Defender Clinic. His scholarship examines the unspoken rules and pressures on legal actors that influence the actual operation of criminal law, such as the structural incentives placed on judges, defenders, and prosecutors. His scholarship has appeared in the Boston University Law Review and the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology.
Prior to joining Boston University, he was the Training Director in the Bronx Defenders’ Criminal Defense Practice. In his twelve years of experience, he handled a wide-ranging caseload and was responsible for the training and development of the 150 staff members in his practice. He also taught at national trial skills programs, criminal defense conferences, and trained other public defense offices around the country, particularly those seeking to transition to an interdisciplinary, holistic model.
Professor Petrigh received his BA cum laude from Cornell University and JD cum laude from NYU School of Law, where he was a Dean’s Scholar and a Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Scholar.
- Profile Types
- Faculty, Full-Time Faculty, and Professors & Clinical Instructors
- Areas of Interest
- Criminal Law & Procedure and Trial Advocacy
Publications
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Angelo Petrigh, Counseling Oppression 104 Boston University Law Review (2024)
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Angelo Petrigh, Judicial Resistance to New York's 2020 Criminal Legal Reforms 113 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (2023)
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In the Media
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MassLive April 6, 2026
Boston University pauses flag, sign removal after backlash over free speech
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MassLive April 3, 2026
BU took down pride flags over spring break and now its campus is fighting back
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The Boston Globe
Backlash mounts over BU’s controversial Pride flag removals
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The Daily Free Press April 2, 2026
‘No Pride at BU? No Pride in BU!’ BU professors hold rally against BU’s pride flag removal policies
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Slate March 5, 2026
He Gave His 14-Year-Old Son an AR-15. Now He’s Guilty of Murder. Good.
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The National News Desk October 6, 2025
Kavanaugh plotter gets eight-year sentence, conservatives call it too lenient
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Forward August 7, 2025
A Florida college student said ‘F— Israel.’ Now she’s under federal investigation
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wgn April 10, 2025
Petrigh on Magione Death Penalty, Colangelo on Karen Read Case, Henderson on NCAA Settlement, and Much More
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The National Desk April 2, 2025
California Man to Plead Guilty in Plot to Kill Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
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The National Desk April 1, 2025
Legal Experts Say Death Penalty in Mangione Case Hinges on Proving Premeditation
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inquest January 30, 2025
Decarceral Counseling
Angelo Petrigh pens an opinion.
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September 9, 2024
POV: Should Parents Be Charged for a Child’s Crimes? That’s the Wrong Solution
Angelo Petrigh pens an opinion.
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Yahoo June 12, 2024
What Rights Does Donald Trump Lose as a Felon?
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BU Today June 3, 2024
Trump Is a Convicted Felon. Does That Actually Mean Anything?
Shira Diner and Angelo Petrigh are quoted.
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Daily News May 7, 2024
Intimidating Judges Harms Judicial Independence
Angelo Petrigh co-authors a piece.
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