Rachel Barkow
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Rachel Elise Barkow is a professor of law at the New York University School of Law
. She is also faculty director of the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law
. Her scholarship focuses on administrative
and criminal law
, and she is especially interested in applying the lessons and theory of administrative law to the administration of criminal justice. In 2007, Barkow won the Podell Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. In the fall of 2008, she served as the Beneficial Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.
Barkow graduated from Northwestern University
in 1993, and from Harvard Law School
in 1996. At Harvard, Barkow won the Sears Prize (awarded for the top two grade point averages in the first year of law school) and served on the Law Review. She clerked
for Judge Laurence H. Silberman
at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
, and for Justice Antonin Scalia
at the United States Supreme Court, according to one report serving as the "counter-clerk"—the nickname given to the Democrat
he hires to sniff out political biases in his arguments. Barkow was an associate at Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans in Washington, D.C., from 1998–2002, where she focused on telecommunications and administrative law issues in proceedings before the FCC, state regulatory agencies, and federal and state courts. She took a leave from the firm in 2001 to serve as the John M. Olin Fellow in Law at Georgetown University Law Center.
Barkow is occasionally mentioned as a potential future United States Supreme Court nominee.
She has published more than 20 articles and book chapters, and her work has appeared in the country's top law reviews. She has contributed editorials to publications such as the Huffington Post. and the Boston Herald
.
She is a member of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office's Conviction Integrity Policy Advisory Panel, which advises the office on best practices and issues in the area of wrongful convictions. She has testified before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection regarding the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency, before the United States Sentencing Commission making recommendations for reforming the federal sentencing system, and before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the future of the federal sentencing guidelines in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Blakely v. Washington.
New York University School of Law
The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....
. She is also faculty director of the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law
Center on the Administration of Criminal Law
The Center on the Administration of Criminal Law is a think-tank dedicated to the promotion of good government and prosecution practices in criminal matters. Its work has been the subject of a feature story in the Associated Press.- History and Mission :...
. Her scholarship focuses on administrative
Administrative law
Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law...
and criminal law
Criminal law
Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...
, and she is especially interested in applying the lessons and theory of administrative law to the administration of criminal justice. In 2007, Barkow won the Podell Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. In the fall of 2008, she served as the Beneficial Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.
Barkow graduated from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in 1993, and from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in 1996. At Harvard, Barkow won the Sears Prize (awarded for the top two grade point averages in the first year of law school) and served on the Law Review. She clerked
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
for Judge Laurence H. Silberman
Laurence H. Silberman
Laurence Hirsch Silberman is a senior federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was appointed in October 1985 by Ronald Reagan and took senior status on November 1, 2000. He continues to serve on the court...
at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appeals from the D.C. Circuit, as with all the U.S. Courts of Appeals, are heard on a...
, and for Justice Antonin Scalia
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
at the United States Supreme Court, according to one report serving as the "counter-clerk"—the nickname given to the Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
he hires to sniff out political biases in his arguments. Barkow was an associate at Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans in Washington, D.C., from 1998–2002, where she focused on telecommunications and administrative law issues in proceedings before the FCC, state regulatory agencies, and federal and state courts. She took a leave from the firm in 2001 to serve as the John M. Olin Fellow in Law at Georgetown University Law Center.
Barkow is occasionally mentioned as a potential future United States Supreme Court nominee.
She has published more than 20 articles and book chapters, and her work has appeared in the country's top law reviews. She has contributed editorials to publications such as the Huffington Post. and the Boston Herald
Boston Herald
The Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
.
She is a member of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office's Conviction Integrity Policy Advisory Panel, which advises the office on best practices and issues in the area of wrongful convictions. She has testified before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection regarding the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency, before the United States Sentencing Commission making recommendations for reforming the federal sentencing system, and before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the future of the federal sentencing guidelines in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Blakely v. Washington.