Kate Stith
Kate Stith | |
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Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (JD, MPA) |
Occupation(s) | Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law and the former acting-Dean of Yale Law School |
Spouse | José A. Cabranes |
Relatives | Laura Denvir Stith (sister)[1] |
Kate Stith, also known as Kate Stith-Cabranes, is the
Education
Stith received a B.A. degree from
Career
From 1979 to 1980, Stith was a staff economist for Jimmy Carter's Council of Economic Advisers. From 1980 to 1981, she served as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at DOJ. From 1981 to 1984, Stith was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York under John S. Martin Jr. and Rudy Giuliani, and focused on white collar and organized crime.[5]
Stith began teaching at Yale Law School (YLS) in 1985.
Her interest in criminal procedure has led her to serve as an adviser to the American Law Institute's Model Penal Code Sentencing and, following an appointment by the
On March 23, 2009, Stith was named Acting Dean of the Yale Law School, the first woman ever to be appointed to lead YLS. She was one of the witnesses who testified in favor of Sonia Sotomayor during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings.[7] She served on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College from 1989 to 2000.[8]
Works
Stith has published extensively in law journals.[9] Her book, Fear of Judging, written with her husband, José Cabranes, won a Certificate of Merit from the American Bar Association in 1999.[10]
Personal life
Stith is married to Judge
See also
References
- ^ Sorkin, Michael D. (February 16, 2013). "Dick Stith dies, former Clayton mayor". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ "Yale Daily News - Koh named for State post". Archived from the original on 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "Kate Stith - Yale Law School".
- ^ List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 6); http://www.law.yale.edu/faculty/KStith.htm
- ^ Stith, Kate (October 25, 2020). "Kate Stith: Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "Yale Law School: Biography". Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ Serwer, Adam (2009-07-13). "Meet the Cast of the Sotomayor Hearings". The American Prospect. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Trustees Emeriti". Dartmouth College. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "Yale Law School | Publications". Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ "Yale Law School | Biography". Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ "puertorico-herald.org". www.puertorico-herald.org.
- ^ "Jose Cabranes and Kate Pressman Wed". The New York Times. September 16, 1984 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Judge Laura Denvir Stith". www.courts.mo.gov.