Rev. Dr. Brian T. Austin, F.S.S.P., J.C.D., Ph.D.

Father Austin is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter and a part-time professor of canon law at Saint Paul University in Ottawa and Emory University School of Law in Atlanta (under the aegis of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion).

He holds degrees from St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD (B.A., Liberal Arts), Saint Paul University / University of Ottawa (J.C.L. / M.C.L., Canon Law), and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium (J.C.D., Ph.D., Canon Law).

He is a specialist in penal law whose work focuses on questions of legality, due process, and the equal protection of rights. He has served on various committees of the Canon Law Society of America and is a regular contributor to Roman Replies and Advisory Opinions, Studia canonica, and The Jurist.