Root-Tilden-Kern Alumni
The first class of Root-Tilden Scholars graduated from ÈâÂþÎÝ School of Law in 1954. The members of that class and subsequent classes have shown a diversity of professional interests and have become leaders in public service. A large percentage of our alumni have served in government at some point in their careers, including appointed and elected office. Some serve as federal and state court judges. Many graduates have worked with legal services, nonprofit advocacy organizations, public defenders, prosecutors’ offices, and foundations. In addition, some are employed in law school teaching or administration, or serve as partners in public interest law firms. Each year a substantial number of graduating scholars serve as clerks to federal and state judges.
Notable alumni include:
Founding Partner, Emery, Celli, Brinckerhoff, Abady, Ward & Maazel LLP
Project Director, Advocates for Children, Early Childhood Education Project
In Memoriam
Chief Legal Officer, Southern Poverty Law Center
Assistant Professor of Law, CUNY School of Law
Representative for Colorado's 1st Congressional District
CEO, Covenant House New Jersey
Executive Director, Lawyers for Civil Rights
Executive Director, Center for Law and Social Justice, Medgar Evers College; Host, The Lurie Daniel Favors Show on SiriusXM’s Urban View; Commissioner, NYC Racial Justice Commission
Director, Nature-Based Solutions, World Wildlife Fund
Director, Criminal Defense Clinic & Clinical Professor at Duke Law
Executive Director, Lawyers for Children
Co-Founder and Executive Director Emirita, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Co-Founder, One World Exchange
Director of Work Quality, National Employment Law Project
General Counsel, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Founder and CEO, BE MORE America
Ambassador, UN Human Rights Council (Ret.); Partner, Jenner and Block
Executive Director, New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault
Charlotte Hitchcock ‘91
General Counsel, ActiveRADAR; Former General Counsel and Chief of Staff, Newark Public Schools
Former Executive Director, Human Rights in China
Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Education Law & Policy Institute, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Co-Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Director, Immigrant & Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic, UC Irvine Law
Director, Center for Battered Women's Legal Services/Sanctuary for Families
Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Legal Director, Governor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, Maryland Governor's Office
Co-Executive Director at WeCount!
Founder, Crisis Text Line; Founder, Dress for Success; Founder, Primiga
Chief Sustainability Officer at Estee Lauder
Executive Director, Policing Project
Co-Founder and Deputy Director, Just Futures Law
Robert S. and Theresa L. Reder Chair in Law and Professor of Medicine, Health and Society, Vanderbilt Law School
U.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota
Executive Director, Alabama Forward; Advisor, Fund for New Leadership
Chief Executive Officer, Compass Working Capital
Judge, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
Child Rights Division Director, Human Rights Watch
Legal Director, UnLocal Inc.
Director of Special Litigation, The Legal Aid Society
Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of Advancement Project
In Memoriam
Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, State of New York
President and General Counsel, LatinoJustice
Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law
ÈâÂþÎÝ School of Law's Center on Civil Justice; Founding Director, Access to Justice Initiative; Former CEO, The Legal Aid Society
Chief of Staff and General Counsel, National Center for Youth Law
Director, ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project
Chief Legal Officer, Children’s Law Center
Tyler Walton '18
Deputy Director, Robert and Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights at ÈâÂþÎÝ School of Law
Senior Director of Housing Initiatives, Center for Justice Innovation
Partner, Outten & Golden; Former Chair, Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC)