title: Edward W. Hinton
text: # Edward W. Hinton
  
  Edward W. Hinton (1868-1936) was the James Parker Hall Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1931 to 1936. Hinton was a scholar of evidence and civil procedure and published an early casebook on pleading standards. Before becoming a law professor, Hinton practiced law in Missouri and lectured at the University of Missouri Law School.
  
  The University of Chicago Law School's moot court competition is named after Professor Hinton.
  
  