Dr. Margareth Etienne

Biography

Margareth Etienne is the Carl L. Vacketta Professor of Law at the College of Law, University of Illinois, and serves as the Senior Associate Dean of Graduate International Programs. With a strong legal background, she teaches courses in criminal law, criminal procedure, sentencing, and education law pertaining to children. Her research delves into legal decision-making, ethics, and institutional roles within various contexts, including criminal courts and educational environments. Etienne's contribution to the field includes an impressive history of leadership roles, including serving as the head of the Department of African American Studies and a provost fellow at the university. Her notable publications comprise critical examinations of legal practice and ethics, highlighting empirical studies in areas such as criminal defense and the utility of legal counsel. Etienne has received recognition for her work, including a Fulbright Grant for judicial training in Senegal. She earned both her bachelor's degree in history with honors and her law degree from Yale University, after which she clerked for Judge Diana G. Motz at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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