Sarah Kostick

Sarah Kostick is a Part-time Professor of Practice at the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, where she teaches and directs the Criminal Defense Clinic. She is also a full-time attorney with the Pima County Public Defender’s Office, serving since 2014 and currently holding the position of Chief Assistant Public Defender.

Education:

• J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2010 (cum laude)
• B.A., Smith College, 2005

Professor Kostick's research and professional interests center on criminal defense, with a focus on capital cases, representation of the seriously mentally ill, sentencing mitigation, and advocacy for youthful offenders. Her work integrates clinical legal training with real-world public defense, emphasizing justice reform and equitable representation. She regularly contributes to continuing legal education programs across Arizona.

While no recent articles are listed, her professional focus suggests expertise in criminal justice, mental health law, and public defense systems.

Scientific and Professional Recognition:

• No formal awards listed in the provided text.

Professor Kostick advises law students through the Criminal Defense Clinic, providing hands-on training in trial advocacy and client representation. She has held significant leadership roles, including supervising a felony trial team and serving as Chief Assistant Public Defender. She has not received external grant funding mentioned in the text, but her work is supported through institutional and public defense frameworks.

She is affiliated with the Criminal Defense Clinic at the University of Arizona College of Law, which serves as both an educational and service-providing unit, training future public defenders while representing indigent clients in criminal cases.