His articles on the criminal justice system have appeared in a variety of law journals, including the Columbia Law Review, the Univ. of Pennsylvania Law Review, and the Iowa Law Review. He received his law degree from Yale Law School and his master’s degree in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. After graduating from Yale, he clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Allyne Ross in New York. Before being enticed into the academy by the promise of tenure and free snacks, Jaros worked as a public defender at the Bronx Defenders in New York City, first as a staff attorney and later as the legal director.