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Deborah Pearlstein is the Director of the Program in Law and Public Policy at Princeton University, holding the position of Charles Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Law and Public Affairs. Before joining Princeton, she was a co-director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy at Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University, and has held visiting appointments at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Georgetown University Law Center. Her scholarship focuses on the U.S. Constitution, international law, democracy, and national security, with published works in leading journals and law reviews. She has testified before Congress on topics such as executive war powers and congressional oversight, and her commentary has been featured in popular outlets like the Atlantic and the Washington Post. Pearlstein has also played an active role in legal education and policy advisory, serving as Chair of the AALS National Security Law Section and as a member of the ABA's Advisory Committee on Law and National Security. After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, she clerked for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Michael Boudin and Justice John Paul Stevens at the U.S. Supreme Court. Her prior legal experience includes working at the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, where she earned the Voting Rights Award from the ACLU of Southern California for her work in litigation on voting systems reform during the 2000 presidential election.
Program in Law and Public Policy, Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Leading the Program in Law and Public Policy, focusing on the intersection of law and public affairs.
Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy, Cardozo Law School • New York, NY
Co-directed initiatives addressing constitutional democracy in the U.S.
Law and Security Program, Human Rights First •
Led the organization’s efforts in research and advocacy surrounding U.S. detention and interrogation operations.
White House • Washington, D.C.
Worked as a senior editor and speechwriter for President Clinton.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.