Dr. Ngozi Okidegbe

Biography

Ngozi Okidegbe is an Associate Professor of Law at Boston University and a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University. Her research explores the intersections of law and technology, focusing on predictive technologies in the criminal justice system and their impact on racially marginalized communities. Prior to her role at Boston University, she served as an Assistant Professor of Law at Cardozo School of Law and was involved with the inaugural Harold Stevens Visiting Assistant Professor position in 2019. Okidegbe has a notable background as a law clerk for Justices in the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the Court of Appeal of Ontario. She practiced at CaleyWray, a labor law boutique firm in Toronto. Professor Okidegbe holds both a Bachelor of Civil Law and a Bachelor of Laws from McGill University’s Faculty of Law and has earned her Master of Laws from Columbia Law School, where she graduated as a James Kent Scholar. Her academic articles have been published or are forthcoming in several esteemed law reviews, including the Critical Analysis Law and Connecticut Law Review, reflecting her significant contributions to legal scholarship.

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