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]

Elora Mukherjee
Mukherjee at the Knight First Amendment Institute in 2024
OccupationLaw professor
Academic background
EducationRutgers University (BA)
Yale University (JD)
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineImmigration Law, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Discrimination
InstitutionsColumbia Law School

Career

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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

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

References

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