John A. Powell, JD Biography
- Title:
- Former Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Is the ACLU Good for America?"
- Reasoning:
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Former Legal Director of the ACLU from 1987-1993
May 2006
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Executive Director, The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, Ohio State University, 2003-present
- Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil liberties, Ohio State University, 2003-present
- Earl R. Larson Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law, University of Minnesota, 2001-2003
- Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School, 1993-2003
- Executive Director, The Institute on Race & Poverty, University of Minnesota, 1993-2003
- Marvin J. Sonosky Chair of Law and Public Policy, University of Minnesota Law School, 1999-2000
- Julius E. Davis Professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1997-1998
- Consultant, International Organization of Consumers Union, 1993-1994
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law, 1990-1993
- National Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union, 1987-1993
- Professor, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1984-1987
- Executive Director, Legal Services of Greater Miami, 1981-1983
- Staff Attorney/Litigation Resource, Evergreen Legal Services, 1979-1981
- Consultant, Government of Mozambique, 1978
- Staff Attorney, Seattle Public Defender, 1973-1976
- Education:
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- Post-Graduate Human Rights Fellow, University of Minnesota, 1978-1980
- JD, University of California/Berkeley (Boalt Hall), 1973
- BA, Psychology, Philosophy Minor, Stanford University, 1969
- Other:
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