Stephanie Campos-Bui

Stephanie Campos-Bui serves as Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Policy Advocacy Clinic at Berkeley Law, University of California, Berkeley, where she supervises interdisciplinary teams of law and public policy students in developing non-litigation strategies to combat systemic racial, economic, and social injustice.

Her academic foundation includes:

• B.A. from UC Berkeley (2011)
• J.D. from Berkeley Law (2014)

Professor Campos-Bui's research critically examines how fees, fines, restitution, and bail perpetuate harm in communities of color, spanning criminal law/procedure, juvenile justice, legislation, and state/local governance. Her work consistently links financial penalties to structural inequities, advocating for transformative policy solutions that center racial and economic justice.

Her publications from 2016-2022 reveal a cohesive trajectory analyzing juvenile fee systems and bail practices in California, demonstrating their disproportionate impact on low-income families. These evidence-based reports have directly fueled multi-state legislative campaigns for fee/fine abolition, establishing her as a leading voice in debt-free justice reform.

Her distinguished recognition includes:

• UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Award for Community Engaged Teaching (2022)
• Clinical Legal Education Association Excellence in Public Interest Case/Project Honorable Mention (2020)
• Brian M. Sax Prize for Clinical Advocacy Honorable Mention

In her advisory role, she mentors students through the Policy Advocacy Clinic's coalition-driven projects, partnering with community organizations to advance legislative reforms. Her grant-supported work has generated actionable research that policymakers leverage to dismantle financially punitive systems across juvenile and criminal justice frameworks.

The Policy Advocacy Clinic operates as her primary collaborative hub, uniting law and public policy students in interdisciplinary advocacy focused on racial equity and economic justice through legislative and administrative channels.