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Kate Finley is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School and the Director of the Frank J. Remington Center. She directs the Look Clinic, which seeks sentencing relief for individuals serving excessive prison sentences. Before her tenure at the Law School, Finley was a clinical fellow in the Criminal & Youth Justice and Child Advocacy clinics at Rutgers Law School-Newark. Furthermore, she has worked with the International Criminal Court's Chambers in the Trial Division in The Hague from 2009 to 2014. Prior to her academic career, Finley served as a public defender representing clients in Baltimore and Montgomery County, Maryland. She also worked as a program associate at the Vera Institute of Justice, focusing on expanding access to postsecondary education in prisons and public housing. Finley holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and has a strong interest in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Second-look resentencing, and International Criminal Law.
University of Wisconsin Law School • Madison, WI
Clinical Associate Professor focusing on Law and directing the Remington Center.
Rutgers Law School-Newark • Newark, NJ
Worked in the Criminal & Youth Justice and Child Advocacy clinics.
Montgomery County • Maryland
Represented clients as a public defender.
Vera Institute of Justice • unknown
Worked on expanding access to postsecondary education in prisons.
The Department of Law covers the LL.M. and S.J.D. programs. JD requirements differ as they use the LSAT.