A former law clerk, he worked for ten years teaching criminal and constitutional law at the University of Winnipeg prior to joining Robson Hall. Jochelson is a member of the Bar of Manitoba, a co-applicant on several Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) awards, and has co-authored and co-edited several peer-reviewed articles and books, most recently The Disappearance of Criminal Law: Police Powers and the Supreme Court.