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Nancy Gertner

  • From Courtroom to Classroom: Nancy Gertner Reflects

    September 7, 2011

    Brilliant trial attorney, unabashed feminist, passionate advocate for civil rights, and one of Boston’s most respected—and controversial—federal judges, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Gertner joins the HLS faculty this month as a Professor of Practice after retiring from 17 years on the bench. As renowned for her outspokenness as for her carefully considered decisions—explained in lengthy written opinions—Gertner will offer students an insider’s view of the criminal justice system, the challenges judges face today in a 24/7 news cycle, and more.

  • Gertner, Feldman Minow; Warren, Tribe Gordon-Reed

    HLS professors receive honorary degrees, deliver commencement addresses

    June 10, 2011

    Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow and Professors Elizabeth Warren, Laurence Tribe ’66, Nancy Gertner, and Noah Feldman all received honorary degrees at college and law school commencement ceremonies this spring.