Rate Professor Judith Resnik

Academic Profile

Academic Background: J.D., New York University School of Law, 1975; B.A., Bryn Mawr College, 1972.

Research Interests: Federalism, courts, prisons, and equality, with a focus on democratic values and public institutions.

Appointments: Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Founding Director, Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law.

Publications: Author of Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy (University of Chicago Press, forthcoming 2025).

Additional Contributions: Chair, American Bar Association’s Section on Litigation; frequent expert witness in court reform cases.