Dr. Aaron Littman

Assistant Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Aaron Littman. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Aaron Littman is an Assistant Professor at UCLA School of Law, where he also serves as the faculty director of the Prisoners’ Rights Clinic. His scholarly work focuses on sub-constitutional law and incarceration, with recent publications addressing regulatory law's failures to protect prisoners and the roles of county officials in carceral policymaking. Littman has contributed significantly to understanding prison visitation policies and conditions of confinement. Before joining UCLA, he worked as a staff attorney at the Southern Center for Human Rights, litigating conditions of confinement and law enforcement misconduct cases. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and participated in the Worker Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic. Littman has also clerked for the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt of the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Myron Thompson of the Middle District of Alabama. His extensive background includes fellowships with the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project and the Equal Justice Initiative, focusing on issues affecting marginalized communities and advocating for civil rights.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2024-01-01 — Present

UCLA School of Law • Los Angeles, CA

Teaches courses and directs the Prisoners’ Rights Clinic.

Deputy Director

2020-01-01 — 2023-01-01

UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project • Los Angeles, CA

Supervised data collection and analysis related to all-cause mortality in carceral facilities.

Staff Attorney

2014-01-01 — 2020-01-01

Southern Center for Human Rights • Atlanta, GA

Litigated conditions of confinement and law enforcement misconduct cases.

Courses

LAW 701 Prisoners' Rights Clinic LAW 202 Criminal Procedure: Investigations

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.