Andrew Manuel Crespo Explained

Andrew Manuel Crespo
Office:	Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
President:	Joe Biden
Term Start:	April 9, 2021
Term End:	December 7, 2021
Education:	Harvard University (BA, JD)

Andrew Manuel Crespo (born 1983) is an American legal scholar.

Early life and education

Crespo is of Puerto Rican descent and was raised in Monroe, New York.^[1] He graduated from Harvard College in 2005, and earned his degree in law at Harvard Law School in 2008.^[2] During his time as a law student, Crespo served as the first Latino president of the Harvard Law Review.^{[3] [4]}

Career

Crespo became a public defender specializing in juvenile law before joining the faculty at Harvard Law in 2014.^{[1] [5]} At Harvard Law, Crespo was named Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law.^{[6] [7]} In 2021, Crespo cofounded the Institute to End Mass Incarceration at Harvard Law.^[8] In 2021, President Joseph Biden appointed Crespo to serve on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. In 2022, Crespo was elected a member of the American Law Institute.^[9] Crespo is a member of the Academic Advisory Board of the American Constitution Society.^[10]

Notable cases

In 2020, Crespo was a counsel of record for the respondent in Kansas v. Glover.^[11] The case was argued at the Supreme Court.^[12]

Personal life

Crespo is married to Abby Shafroth, a fellow graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law.^[2] Shafroth is a civil rights attorney and consumer justice advocate in Boston.^[13] Crespo performed with an a Cappella singing group (The Veritones) while attending Harvard Law School.^[14]

Selected publications

• Systemic Facts: Toward Institutional Awareness in Criminal Courts, 129 Harv. L. Rev. 2117 (2016)
• The Hidden Law of Plea Bargaining, 118 Colum. L. Rev. 1303 (2018)
• Unpacking DHS’s Troubling Explanation of the Portland Van Video, Lawfare (July 25, 2020)
• Andrew Manuel Crespo, Charles R. Breyer, Jennifer Nou et al., In Tribute: Justice Stephen G. Breyer, 136 Harv. L. Rev. 8 (2022)
• No Justice, No Pleas: Subverting Mass Incarceration Through Defendant Collective Action, Fordham L. Rev. (2022)

See also

• List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 2)
• List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 4)

Notes and References

1. News: Reyes . Raul A. . #NBCLatino20: The Legal Eagle, Andrew Manuel Crespo . April 23, 2022 . NBC News . September 26, 2017.
2. News: Zuckerman . Michael . Andrew Manuel Crespo . Harvard Magazine . July–August 2015.
3. News: Zhou . Kevin . First Hispanic To Lead Harvard Law Review . April 23, 2022 . Harvard Crimson . February 6, 2007.
4. News: Duehren . Andrew M. . Law Professors Argue for Teaching Rape Law . April 23, 2022 . Harvard Crimson . February 5, 2015.
5. News: Andrew Crespo '08 to join Harvard Law School Faculty . April 23, 2022 . Harvard Law Today . July 30, 2014.
6. News: Professor Andrew Manuel Crespo . April 23, 2022 . American Law Institute.
7. News: Andrew Manuel Crespo . April 23, 2022 . Harvard Law School.
8. News: Walecki . Nancy Kathryn . "Decarcerating" America . April 23, 2022 . Harvard Magazine . November–December 2021.
9. Web site: Andrew Manuel Crespo elected to American Law Institute. Harvard Law School.
10. News: Andrew Manuel Crespo elected to American Law Institute . April 23, 2022 . Harvard Law Today . January 21, 2022.
11. Web site: Search - Supreme Court of the United States. www.supremecourt.gov.
12. Web site: Kansas, Petitioner v. Charles Glover. www.law360.com.
13. Web site: Andrew Manuel Crespo appointed professor at Harvard Law School. www.thephoto-news.com.
14. Web site:
    1. NBCLatino20: The Legal Eagle, Andrew Manuel Crespo
    . NBC News. September 27, 2017 .