He received his Bachelor of Science in political science with a concentration in economics and a minor in criminal justice from Ball State University. He earned his Juris Doctor from Valparaiso University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude. While at Valparaiso University, Justin participated on the international moot court team and served on its executive board. He also served as a student mentor and on the Valparaiso University Law Review where his note, Including Victims Without a Voice: Amending Indiana’s Child Wrongful Death Statute, was published and subsequently cited by the Alabama Supreme Court and the University of La Verne College of Law. While at Valparaiso University, Justin served as a judicial extern for Judge Rudy Lozano of the Northern District of Indiana and interned at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana.