Elora Mukherjee Explained

Elora Mukherjee
Occupation:Law professor
Education:Rutgers University (BA)
Yale University (JD)
Discipline:Law
Sub Discipline:Immigration Law, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Discrimination
Workplaces:Columbia Law School

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]

Career

After 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

Mukherjee is married to Jamal Greene, a constitutional law professor at Columbia Law School.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-05-06 . Globally Recognized Advocate and Practitioner, Elora Mukherjee, Selected as Inaugural Honoree . 2024-02-17 . NIPNLG . en.
  2. Web site: Elora Mukherjee . 2024-02-17 . www.law.columbia.edu . en.
  3. Web site: Elora Mukherjee . 2024-02-17 . American Civil Liberties Union . en-US.
  4. Web site: "Children Were Traumatized," Professor Elora Mukherjee Tells Congressional Panel . 2024-02-17 . www.law.columbia.edu . en.
  5. Web site: Elora Mukherjee: A Champion of Immigrants’ Rights . 2024-06-04 . www.law.columbia.edu . en.