John Jacobi

John Jacobi is a visiting professor of law at Yale Law School and the Dorothea Dix Professor of Health Law & Policy at Seton Hall Law School, where he served as the faculty director of the Health Law and Policy Program until 2021. Prior to teaching, Jacobi served as senior associate counsel to the Governor of New Jersey, counseling in matters including health, human services, child welfare, and insurance. He received the American Association of Law School’s Elyn R. Saks Lifetime Achievement Award in the section on law and mental disability in 2021. Jacobi earned a B.A. from State University College at Buffalo and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.