Elora Mukherjee is an American lawyer and academic.[1] She is the Jerome L. Greene Clinical Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and directs the school's Immigrants' Rights Clinic.[2]
Elora Mukherjee | |
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.jpg) Mukherjee at the Knight First Amendment Institute in 2024 | |
| Occupation | Law professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Rutgers University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law |
| Sub-discipline | Immigration Law, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Discrimination |
| Institutions | Columbia Law School |
Career
editAfter law school, Mukherjee clerked for Judge Jan E. DuBois. She then worked on racial justice matters for the American Civil Liberties Union.[3] After finishing her fellowship there, she entered private practice for three years, where she focused on police misconduct and discrimination cases. In 2019, Mukherjee testified before the United States Congress regarding the Trump Administration's policies at the U.S.-Mexico Border.[4]
Personal life
editMukherjee is married to Jamal Greene, a constitutional law professor at Columbia Law School.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Globally Recognized Advocate and Practitioner, Elora Mukherjee, Selected as Inaugural Honoree". NIPNLG. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Elora Mukherjee". www.law.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Elora Mukherjee". American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ ""Children Were Traumatized," Professor Elora Mukherjee Tells Congressional Panel". www.law.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Elora Mukherjee: A Champion of Immigrants' Rights". www.law.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-04.