Faculty

Professor Joyce Hughes was born in Alabama during the time of rigid segregation. Through the grit and determination she inherited from her mother, Professor Hughes went on to become the ...

Professor David Schwartz explains how federal court system paywalls derail researchers who want to study patterns in court records. The cross-disciplinary Northwestern Open Access to Court ...

Professor Alyson Carrel explains a new framework that helps law students and lawyers understand how law and technology can work together to create a more holistic approach to lawyering. This is ...

What IS restorative justice anyway? Professor Annie Buth explains.

Women make up 38% of lawyers in the United States, and even though 51% of current law students are women, only 22% of law firm partners are women. Professor Tonja Jacobi takes a closer look at ...

There was 5 billion dollars spent in the last federal election cycle. Who’s giving that money, why are they able to give so much, and what does it mean for the political process? Professor ...

Professor Jim Speta was recently appointed Vice Dean of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law by Dean Kim Yuracko. In his new role, Speta will oversee the Law School’s international programs and ...

On September 6, Kimberly Yuracko was formally installed as the dean of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in a Lincoln Hall ceremony attended by University President Morton Schapiro, Provost ...

Meet Northwestern Law’s first female dean Kimberly Yuracko.