Steven J. Kochevar

Steven J. Kochevar

Data Science Institute Law Fellow, Lecturer in Law

Steven J. Kochevar is the Data Science Institute Law Fellow and Lecturer in Law. His research examines the ways that emerging technologies interact with the law and its institutions, focusing on procedure, federal jurisdiction, and federalism.

Before joining the Law School, Steven served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Honorable Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. 

Steven received his JD from Yale Law School, where he was an articles editor on the Yale Law Journal. He received his BS in Mathematics and English Language and Literature from Yale College.

Education

Yale Law School

JD, May 2014

Yale College

BS in Mathematics and English Language and Literature, May 2009

Experience

University of Chicago Law School

Data Science Institute Fellow & Lecturer in Law, July 2025 – present

United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York

Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, January 2021 – March 2025
Assistant United States Attorney, Civil Division, December 2017 – January 2021

Hon. Robert A. Katzmann, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Law Clerk, 2016 – 2017

Hon. Jed S. Rakoff, US District Court for the Southern District of New York

Law Clerk, 2015 – 2016

Peking University School of Transnational Law, Shenzhen, China

CV Starr Lecturer, 2014 – 2015

  • AI and False Negatives, Civil Procedure Workshop, Fordham University Law School, June 5-6, 2026 (scheduled)
  • Rebellion and the Structural Law of Federal Punishment, Fed Courts Junior Scholars Workshop, University of Kansas School of Law, April 24, 2026 (scheduled)
  • U.S. Law Enforcement in Foreign Affairs, Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, March 26, 2026
  • Panelist, DOJ Independence: Historical Precedent and Contemporary Challenges, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Symposium, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, March 12, 2026
  • Panelist, New Technology, CrimFest, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, July 14, 2025

AI and False Negatives
Data-Saturated Criminal Procedure
Rebellion and the Structural Law of Federal Punishment