Cynthia Armijo

(She, Her, Hers)
Cynthia Armijo headshot
Assistant Teaching Professor, Criminal Justice
Sutherland, 310A
Penn State Abington
1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA 19001

Cynthia Armijo has been a practicing attorney for over twenty years. Ms. Armijo has litigated hundreds of cases during her career as an attorney. She has worked both as a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. As an attorney, she has litigated cases ranging from traffic tickets to death penalty defense. 

Ms. Armijo has taught courses at Columbia University, Penn State Dickinson Law, Purdue Global, University of Dayton School of Law, and the University of New Mexico School of Law. She has also taught criminal law and criminal procedure to police officer cadets as part of their training at the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy. 

Ms. Armijo has also been asked to appear as a commentator on Court TV and several other news programs. American University’s Washington College of Law published her writings regarding Driving While Intoxicated cases in their scholarly journal: Criminal Law Practitioner. Ms. Armijo is an avid cyclist and enjoys reading. 

J.D. in Law, University of New Mexico School of Law
B.S. in Government Service/Criminal Justice, Texas Woman's University