Judith Resnik

Judith Resnik serves as the Arthur Liman Professor of Law at Yale Law School and founded the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law. Her scholarship investigates the intersection of democratic values with judicial systems, prisons, and collective redress mechanisms. She teaches courses on federalism, legal procedure, and punishment studies.

Her research focuses include:

• Democratic accountability in judicial systems
• Eighth Amendment and prison reform
• Gender, race, and class in legal representation
• Privatization of public services
• Transnational legal comparisons

Recent publications analyze court funding dynamics, arbitration system flaws, and solitary confinement ethics. She has received prestigious awards including the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, Margaret Brent Women Lawyers Award, and the Meltzer Lifetime Achievement Award. The Liman Center under her leadership has produced influential reports on prison segregation and economic injustice, collaborating with institutions like UC Berkeley's Policy Advocacy Clinic and the Brennan Center at NYU.

Notable scientific awards:

• Andrew Carnegie Fellowship (2018)
• Daniel J. Meltzer Lifetime Achievement Award (2024)
• Order of the Coif award for 'Representing Justice' (2014)
• PROSE awards for legal scholarship (2012)