Timothy Sanzi

Timothy R. Sanzi is a Research Librarian and Assistant Professor of Legal Practice at the Dorraine Zief Law Library, where he has worked since 2024.

Before joining USF, he gained practical legal experience through externships with the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps, the Rhode Island Attorney General, and the Rhode Island Superior Court. He also served as a Teaching Assistant at Roger Williams University School of Law. Before law school, he worked as a substitute teacher in Rhode Island public schools and as an intern on the Beyond 2022 Project at Trinity College Dublin — now the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland — an initiative dedicated to reconstructing lost archival history through research and digital preservation.

Sanzi received his J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Rhode Island. He is currently pursuing a Master of Library and Information Science at San José State University.

He is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries and the American Library Association.

• Legal research
• Information literacy
• Literature, analysis, and critical studies

• Legal pedagogy and information literacy
• Constitutional law
• Civil rights law

• Member, School of Law Admission Committee (2026-2027)
• Member, School of Law Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (2025-2026, 2026-2027)
• Member, School of Law Scholarship Committee (2025-2026)
• Member, School of Law Budget Committee (2024-2025, 2025-2026)

• San José State University, Candidate for Master of Library and Information Science
• Roger Williams University School of Law, JD
• University of Rhode Island, BA in European History and English

• American Association of Law Libraries Award (2025)