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Biography

Ruth is the John J. Gibbons Fellow in Public Interest & Constitutional Law for the 2023 – 2025 term. She is particularly well qualified for this challenging role. Through her work researching and writing for federal judges at both the trial and appellate levels, she has developed proficiency in the skills necessary to litigate the cutting-edge matters relevant to the Gibbons Fellowship, including constitutional and civil rights, education, immigration, criminal procedure, prison conditions, and government transparency. She has gained relevant experience through her law school clinic, as well as her work with the Legal Aid Society, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Center for Appellate Litigation.

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Education

Law School

Columbia Law School. J.D.

  • Notes Editor, Columbia Human Rights Law Review
  • Teaching Assistant: Immigration Law; Immigration Defense Externship
  • Best in Class Award, Immigration Law

Undergraduate School

Boston College, B.A.

Clerkships

Ruth served as a clerk for the court(s) and judge(s) below:

Law Clerk to the Honorable Susan D. Wigenton, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 2022 – 2023

Bar Memberships

Ruth is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

State of New York
State of New Jersey

Courts

Ruth is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit