John J. Esposito Jr., Esq. was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and raised in North Branford, Connecticut. He graduated from Hamden Hall Country Day School in 1980, and went on to attend Boston College, where he majored in philosophy and theology. While at Boston College, he was elected to membership in the National Honor Society in philosophy, Phi Sigma Tau.
Mr. Esposito graduated from Boston College in 1984, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree, and upon graduation, he was named Scholar of the College. Mr. Esposito continued his education in Boston, attending Suffolk University Law School, where, in 1987, he received his Juris Doctor.