Marc A. Levin

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Marc A. Levin
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAttorney
Known forRight on Crime

Marc A. Levin is an American attorney who serves as director of the Center for Effective Justice and the Right on Crime initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation in Austin, Texas.[1][2] An advocate for conservative criminal justice reform,[3] he co-founded Right on Crime in 2010.[4][3]

Biography[edit]

In 1999, Levin graduated with honors from the University of Texas with a B.A. in Plan II Honors and Government. He was a student columnist for The Daily Texan and in that and other roles was involved in freedom of speech and political controversies as a student.[5][6][7] In 2002, Levin received his J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law.

Levin served as a law clerk to Judge Will Garwood on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Staff Attorney at the Texas Supreme Court.

Levin then joined the Texas Public Policy Foundation.[8] He co-founded the Foundation's "influential" Right on Crime think tank in 2010.[9]

Levin was number 25 on Politico's The Politico 50 in 2014.[4]

Mother Jones called Levin "one of the nation's leading advocates of conservative criminal-justice reform."[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chamma, Maurice (18 January 2013). "Bill Looks to Adjust Medical Parole to Help Alleviate Prison Budget". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Texas Public Policy Foundation staff biographies".
  3. ^ a b c Bauer, Shane (March 2014). "How Conservatives Learn to Love Prison Reform". Mother Jones. ProQuest 1503318847.
  4. ^ a b Hoeweler, Michael (2014). "25 Marc Levin: The Conservative Prison Reformer". Politico. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ^ Vaughn, Tom (7 March 1998). "UT suspends anti-affirmative action group". Austin-American Statesman. ProQuest 255515786.
  6. ^ Roser, Mary Ann (9 November 1999). "Editor, columnist vie in Daily Texan rift". Austin-American Statesman. ProQuest 255663757.
  7. ^ Campbell, Linda (6 November 1997). "Law School Sets Rules to Draw Minorities". The Oregonian. Knight Ridder. ProQuest 417456475.
  8. ^ Krift, F.A. (12 June 2007). "A legislative session look". McClatchy - Tribune Business News. ProQuest 462211293.
  9. ^ Dart, Tom (11 April 2016). "Texas prison rehabilitation revolution catches eye of UK justice minister". The Guardian. ProQuest 1780030138.