Justice vs law professor

The differences between justices and law professors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a justice and a law professor. Additionally, a law professor has an average salary of $153,386, which is higher than the $53,502 average annual salary of a justice.

The top three skills for a justice include customer service, public safety and direct supervision. The most important skills for a law professor are legal research, property law, and legal studies.

Justice vs law professor overview

	Justice	Law Professor
Yearly salary	$53,502	$153,386
Hourly rate	$25.72	$73.74
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	1,014	12,785
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Justice vs law professor salary

Justices and law professors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Justice	Law Professor
Average salary	$53,502	$153,386
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $85,000	Between $87,000 And $269,000
Highest paying City	Fairbanks, AK	Berkeley, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	California
Best paying company	University of California, Berkeley	Brooklyn Law School
Best paying industry	Government	Education

Differences between justice and law professor education

There are a few differences between a justice and a law professor in terms of educational background:

	Justice	Law Professor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Law
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Justice vs law professor demographics

Here are the differences between justices' and law professors' demographics:

	Justice	Law Professor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 45.1% Female, 54.9%	Male, 56.0% Female, 44.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 11.2% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between justice and law professor duties and responsibilities

Justice example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain CJ laboratory and supplies in accordance with curriculum needs and OSHA regulations.
Serve as a capstone project advisor for business students who complete and defend their paper.
Draft court documents such as; complaints, subpoenas, cease and desist letters and motions for supervising attorneys.
Prepare subpoenas in discovery process.
Provide oversight in presenting PowerPoint presentations to executive staff and senior management personnel.
Edit photo and written content for communications materials including PowerPoint presentations and website content.

Law professor example responsibilities.

Used blackboard online to manage students tests, grade papers and assign materials.
Prepare the first comprehensive syllabus for human rights subject in the institution.
Test, troubleshoot, and resolve issues with new implement software packages.
Prepare comments, oppositions, and other advocacy documents to be file at the FCC.
Draft pleadings and discovery demands/responses.
Experiment with different surface chemistry to improve quality of yields -participate in poster session and presentation to faculty and graduate students.

Justice vs law professor skills

Common justice skills

Customer Service, 18%
Public Safety, 7%
Direct Supervision, 6%
Enterprise Architecture, 6%
Mental Health, 5%
Legal Research, 4%

Common law professor skills

Legal Research, 47%
Property Law, 14%
Legal Studies, 8%
Constitutional Law, 7%
Family Law, 5%
Ethics, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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