Renée M. Hutchins Explained

Renée M. Hutchins
Workplaces:	University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law David A. Clarke School of Law
Discipline:	Public interest law, criminal procedure
Education:	Spelman College (BA) Yale University (JD)

Renée McDonald Hutchins is an American lawyer and academic administrator serving as the dean of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law since August 1, 2022.

Life

Hutchins earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Spelman College.^[1] She earned a J.D. from Yale Law School.

She worked as a lawyer in trials and appellate litigation. She joined the faculty at the New York University. She specializes on the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 2004, Hutchins joined the faculty at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.^[2] She served as its Jacob A. France Professor of Public Interest Law.^[3] In April 2019, she became the dean of the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia in 2019. In 2017, she was elected to the American Law Institute. On August 1, 2022, she returned to the Carey School of Law as dean.

Selected works

• Book: Simmons . Ric . Learning Criminal Procedure . Hutchins . Renée McDonald . 2015 . West Academic Publishing . 978-0-314-28670-3 . en . Ric Simmons.
• Book: Hutchins, Renée McDonald . Developing Professional Skills, Criminal Procedure . 2017 . West Academic . 978-1-63460-277-8 . en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: LeBoeuf . Sabrina . August 12, 2022 . Renée McDonald Hutchins will make diversity a priority as University of Maryland's new Carey School of Law dean . 2023-05-16 . Baltimore Sun.
2. Web site: Alonso . Johanna . 2022-05-17 . UMB finds 'ideal choice' to lead Carey School of Law . 2023-05-21 . Maryland Daily Record . en-US.
3. Web site: Renée McDonald Hutchins, JD . 2023-05-16 . University of Maryland, Baltimore . en.