John Bessler Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	John David Bessler
Profession(s)	• Attorney • Academician
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	6' 2" (187 cm)
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper (Semi-bald)
Career
Award	University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Research or Creative Activity (2018)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	23 October 1967 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	57 Years
Birthplace	Mankato, Minnesota
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	American
Hometown	Mankato, Minnesota
School	Loyola High School, Los Angeles, California, United States (1982-1986)
College/University	• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota • Indiana University Bloomington • Hamline University, Bloomington, Indiana • University of Oxford, England
Educational Qualification(s)	• B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota (1985-1988) • J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law (1988-1991) • M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Hamline University (1997-2005) • Master of Studies in International Human Rights Law from Oxford University (2005-2008)
Religion	Christianity
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Social Media	LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	10 July 1993
Family
Wife/Spouse	Amy Klobuchar (politician and lawyer)
Children	Daughter- Abigail Klobuchar Bessler
Parents	Father- Bill Bessler (university professor) Mother- Marilyn Bessler (university professor)

Some Lesser Known Facts About John Bessler

• John Bessler served as an associate in employment and construction law at Faegre and Benson from 1991 to 1996.

• In 1996, he began working as a law clerk under United States Magistrate Judge John M. Mason of the District of Minnesota. He worked there till 1998.

• In 1997, his two books, Death in the Dark and Legacy of Violence, became finalists for the Minnesota Book Awards.
  

  The cover of the book Death in the Dark (1997)

• From 1998 to 2006, John Bessler served as an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, where he specialised in death penalty issues.

• In 1998, he began working as a partner at Kelly & Berens, P.A. in complex and commercial litigation. He worked with the company till 2007.

• John Bessler served as a visiting associate professor of law at The George Washington University Law from 2007 to 2009.

• In January 2016, he was appointed as an Of Counsel at Berens & Miller, P.A. in Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul. He served in the position till 2019.

• In 2009, John Bessler began working as an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law School in the United States.

• In August 2009, he began working as a professor of law at the Baltimore School of Law, where he teaches civil procedure, contracts, capital punishment, international human rights law, and lawyering skills.
  

  An old picture of John Bessler

• John Bessler is the author of the book Writing for Life: The Craft of Writing for Everyday Life.

• In 2014, he published the book The Birth of American Law, which explains how Italian thinker Cesare Beccaria influenced America’s founders.

  

  The cover of the book The Birth of American Law

• John Bessler taught at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland in 2017.

• He is well known for his work on the death penalty.

• He has written five books and many articles on capital punishment.

• According to him, the death penalty is a form of torture, even if no one is executed.

• John Bessler often speaks at Federalist Society events about execution methods and how the death penalty is used.

• On 23 March 2020, his wife and Senator Amy Klobuchar shared that Bessler had COVID-19 and was hospitalised.

  

  John Bessler with his wife

• In 2023 and 2024, he taught at the University of Trento in Italy.

• In 2024, John Bessler was elected to the American Law Institute.

• In January 2025, he began working as a part-time Of Counsel at Stinson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

• John Bessler has taught many subjects, such as administrative law, antitrust, the death penalty, civil procedure, criminal law, contracts, human rights, legal writing, and torts.

• He has experience in civil court cases and has helped clients from different industries.

• John Bessler has worked on cases involving class actions, construction, contracts, jobs, insurance, and personal injury.

• He has handled major business disputes worth millions and has appeared in both state and federal courts and administrative hearings.

  

  John Bessler during a conference on Law Day

• John Bessler often helps brokers take legal action against insurance companies to recover money under fidelity bonds.

• He has advised both individuals and businesses, small and large, in various legal disputes across different industries.

• John Bessler has defended clients in complex business lawsuits and arbitration cases.

• He once advised a company in a major case involving television rights for a professional sports team.

• His law articles have been published in many noted journals such as the American Criminal Law Review and Indiana Law Journal.