▁the ▁Ron ald ▁N . ▁Boy ce ▁President ial ▁Professor ▁of ▁C riminal ▁Law ▁and ▁University ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁S . J . ▁Qu in ney ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ut ah . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁expert ▁in , ▁and ▁pro ponent ▁of , ▁vict ims ' ▁rights . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Orange , ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Cass ell ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁later ▁received ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁from ▁Stan ford ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Stan ford ▁Law ▁Review . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁law ▁cl erk ▁for ▁Anton in ▁S cal ia , ▁then ▁a ▁judge ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Circ uit , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁law ▁cl erk ▁for ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Warren ▁E . ▁Bur ger ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁an ▁associate ▁deput y ▁att orney ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Virginia ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9