Edward W Hinton

mk (1868-1936) was the James Parker Hall Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1931-1936. 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.