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Deborah Tuerkheimer is the Class of 1967 James B. Haddad Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law. Prior to joining Northwestern in 2014, she held faculty positions at DePaul University College of Law (2009–2014) and the University of Maine School of Law (2002–2009). She earned her AB with honors from Harvard University and her JD from Yale Law School.
Her research focuses on criminal law, evidence, and feminist legal theory, with a particular emphasis on sexual violence, domestic violence, and gender-based injustice. She has written extensively on credibility assessment in legal contexts, the criminal justice system's responses to victims, and the structural biases that underpin legal outcomes.
Her publications reveal a trajectory of scholarship critiquing legal frameworks through a feminist lens, addressing issues such as the #MeToo movement, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and victim-blaming. These works intersect law, social justice, and public policy, advocating for systemic reforms in prosecutorial practices and judicial procedures.
Scientific Awards and Recognition:
- Elected to the American Law Institute (2015)
Her career bridges academic scholarship with practical legal experience, including a clerkship with Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jay Rabinowitz and five years as an Assistant District Attorney specializing in domestic violence prosecution in New York County.
