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Cheryl Ann Krause serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School while holding a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, confirmed unanimously in 2014. Her prior legal career included partnership at a multinational firm specializing in white-collar criminal defense and securities litigation, service as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and counsel for Philadelphia's Board of Ethics.
Her academic foundation features:
- Stanford Law School (J.D., highest honors)
Research centers on white-collar criminal defense, securities litigation, and legal ethics, with pioneering focus on lawyer wellbeing as a systemic crisis. She examines mental health challenges, ethical obligations, and institutional reforms needed to address burnout and professional responsibility failures in legal practice.
Her forthcoming article "Lawyer Wellbeing as a Crisis of the Profession"—awarded the 2019 Warren E. Burger Prize—analyzes mental health epidemics in legal workplaces, linking wellbeing deficits to compromised client representation and ethical violations. This work establishes her as a key voice in profession-wide wellbeing advocacy.
Notable recognition includes:
- 2019 American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize
- Multiple awards for public service and professional responsibility
Judge Krause actively shapes legal education through the American Inn of Court at Penn Law and contributes to policy via the American Law Institute, though no formal student advisement or grant activities are documented.
