| Jess Bravin | |
| Education: | Harvard College (AB) University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (JD) |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Years Active: | 1985–present |
Jess M. Bravin (born 1965) is an American journalist. Since 2005, he has been the Wall Street Journal correspondent for the United States Supreme Court.[1] [2]
Bravin graduated from Harvard College, where he wrote from 1985 to 1987 for the Harvard Crimson.[3] His roommate at Harvard was Peter Sagal, humorist, writer, and host of NPR game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!.[4] He later earned his J.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall).[1] [2]
Early in his career, Bravin was a reporter for the Los Angeles Times and contributed to including the Washington Post, Harper’s Bazaar, and Spy magazine. He also read scripts for a talent agency and managed a campaign for a local school board. While in law school, he served on the University of California Board of Regents and as a City Council appointee to the Berkeley, Calif., Police Review Commission and Zoning Adjustments Board.[1]
Bravin joined the Wall Street Journal first as it California editor in San Francisco. He then became its national legal-affairs reporter. In 2005, he became Supreme Court correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.[1] [2]
He has taught at the University of California Washington Center.[1]
Bravin led the effort to designate Raymond Chandler Square (Los Angeles City Historic-Cultural Monument No. 597) in Hollywood, in honor of the hard-boiled novelist.[1]
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. Jess Bravin. Squeaky: The Life and Times of Lynette Alice Fromme. Macmillan. May 15, 1997. 9780312156633. March 16, 2019.