Susan N. Herman (born 1947) is an American legal scholar who served as president of the American Civil Liberties Union from October 2008 to January 2021.[1][2] Herman has taught at Brooklyn Law School since 1980.[3][4]
Susan N. Herman | |
|---|---|
 Herman in 2011 | |
| President of the American Civil Liberties Union | |
| In office October 2008 – January 31, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Nadine Strossen |
| Succeeded by | Deborah Archer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Barnard College (BA) New York University (JD) |
| Occupation | Law professor |
Early life and education
editHerman was born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island. Herman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Barnard College in 1968 and a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law, where she was a note and comment editor for the New York University Law Review.[5][6]
Herman served as pro se law clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She was a staff attorney and later associate director for Prisoners' Legal Services of New York.[5]
Career
editHerman teaches constitutional law and criminal procedure, seminars on law and literature, and terrorism and civil liberties,[7] at Brooklyn Law School where she is the inaugural Ruth Bader Ginsburg Professor of Law.[8]
She began working for the ACLU as an intern in law school.[1] When she was elected president, Herman was the organization's general counsel and had served on its board for 20 years.[1][3]
Herman's book Taking Liberties: the War on Terror and the Erosion of American Democracy was published by Oxford University Press in October 2011,[9] and won the 2012 Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize.[10]
Herman has appeared as a guest on NPR, PBS, C-SPAN, NBC News, and MSNBC. She has written opinion columns for The New York Times, Time, Newsday, and HuffPost.[11][12][13][14]
In 2019, Herman was named to Crain's New York Business biennial list of the "Most Powerful Women in New York".[15]
Personal life
editHerman is married to Paul Gangsei, a law partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. They have one daughter.[16]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "Law professor elected new ACLU president: Susan Herman plans to reach out to African-Americans, religious groups". Associated Press. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "NYU law prof Deborah Archer is ACLU's new board president; fight for racial justice expected to be a priority".
- ^ a b Brosh, Brendan (2008-10-18). "New ACLU president from Brooklyn Law School". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Professor Susan Herman". AJC.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Susan N. Herman". American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Herman, Susan". oralhistory.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "Susan N. Herman". Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Brooklyn Law School
- ^ Herman, Susan (October 3, 2011). Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of American Democracy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-978254-3.
- ^ Chicago-Kent College of Law; 2012.
- ^ "Susan N. Herman". American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "ACLU President: We Didn't Always Have Free Speech". Time. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "Roberts' pitch more like a curveball". Newsday. September 15, 2005. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "Susan N. Herman". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Crain's New York 2019
- ^ NYU Law; 2009
External links
edit- Herman's profile at the ACLU website
- Susan Herman blog posts, ACLU Blog
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Appearance on "Office Hours" (William and Mary Law Pod Cast) https://soundcloud.com/user-36623013/office-hours-aclu-uncensored