Wilfred Codrington

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Wilfred Codrington
Born (1983-03-06) March 6, 1983 (age 41)
Academic background
EducationBrown University (AB)
University of Pennsylvania (MPA)
Stanford University (JD)
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineElection law
Voting rights
Constitutional history
Constitutional law
InstitutionsBrooklyn Law School
New York University

Wilfred U. Codrington III (born March 6, 1983)[1] is an American legal scholar who is an associate professor at Brooklyn Law School and previously a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. A specialist in constitution law, election law, and voting rights, Codrington is a regular contributor to The Atlantic.

Education[edit]

Codrington earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University, a Master of Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School.[2]

Career[edit]

Codrington served as a law clerk for Judge Deborah Batts. He also worked as a legislative assistant and counsel in the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton.[3] After graduating from law school, he worked as an associate attorney at DLA Piper. Codrington was the Bernard and Anne Spitzer Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. He also worked as a professor in the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He later joined Brooklyn Law School.[4] Codrington writes about election reform and voting rights for The Atlantic.[5][6][7] In 2021, Codrington co-authored, with John F. Kowal, The People’s Constitution.[8] Codrington has also been featured as a guest on KDNK.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Will Codrington". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  2. ^ "Brooklyn Law School - Codrington Wilfred". www.brooklaw.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  3. ^ House, United States Congress (2012-06-30). Statement of Disbursements of the House: As Compiled by the Chief Administrative Officer from ... U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. ^ "Wilfred U. Codrington III | Brennan Center for Justice". www.brennancenter.org. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  5. ^ III, Wilfred Codrington (2019-11-17). "The Electoral College's Racist Origins". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  6. ^ III, Wilfred Codrington (2020-07-20). "The United States Needs a Third Reconstruction". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  7. ^ III, Wilfred Codrington (2021-09-30). "The Framers Would Have Wanted Us to Change the Constitution". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  8. ^ Kowal, John F. (2021-09-21). The People's Constitution: 200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union. The New Press. ISBN 978-1-62097-562-6.
  9. ^ Tegethoff, Eric. "Supreme Court Rules Against 'Faithless Electors' in CO Case". www.kdnk.org. Retrieved 2021-10-02.