Dr. Marsha Levick

Biography

Marsha Levick is a Lecturer at Columbia Law School and co-founder and Chief Legal Officer of the Juvenile Law Center, America's public interest law firm dedicated to children. Throughout her career, Marsha has advocated for youth involved in the justice and child welfare systems, managing the Juvenile Law Center's national litigation docket. She has participated in numerous landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including Roper v. Simmons, Graham v. Florida, Miller v. Alabama, and Montgomery v. Louisiana, which challenged extreme adult sentences imposed on youth in the criminal justice system. Additionally, Marsha was involved in the J.D.B. v. North Carolina case, which required police to consider a suspect's youth during interrogations. She led the Juvenile Law Center's litigation arising from Pennsylvania's "Kids for Cash" scandal, resulting in the vacatur and expungement of 2,500 juvenile adjudications and substantial financial awards for affected youth and parents. Marsha has received numerous awards for her work, including the Philadelphia Award (2015), the Arlen Specter Award (Inaugural Winner 2013), and the Philadelphia Inquirer Citizen of the Year Award (2009 - co-winner). In addition to her role at Columbia Law School, Marsha is an adjunct professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she teaches courses on juvenile justice.

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