Anne M. Coughlin is the
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. (September 19, 1907 – August 25, 1998) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1972 to 1987.
Born in Suffolk, Virginia, he graduat ...
, Professor of Law at the
University of Virginia School of Law.
Early life and education
Coughlin graduated from
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. ...
with a B.A. in English in 1978. She then completed her M.A. in English at
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
in 1979 before entering law school. She earned her J.D. at the
New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is the law school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1835, it is the oldest law school in New York City and the oldest surviving law school in N ...
, graduating in 1984. At NYU, Coughlin served as managing editor of the ''New York University Law Review''.
Career
After law school, Coughlin
clerked for Judge
Jon O. Newman of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. Its territory comprises the states of Connecticut, New York and Vermont. The court has appellate ju ...
and then for Justice
Lewis F. Powell of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Coughlin began her academic career at
Vanderbilt Law School
Vanderbilt University Law School (also known as Vanderbilt Law School or VLS) is a graduate school of Vanderbilt University. Established in 1874, it is one of the oldest law schools in the southern United States. Vanderbilt Law School has consiste ...
, teaching there from 1991 to 1995. She joined the faculty at the University of Virginia in 1996, after having served as a visiting professor during the 1995-96 academic year. Coughlin's research focuses on criminal law and procedure and feminist jurisprudence. She is the coauthor of a widely used casebook for first year criminal law courses. She is also the author of a prominent law review article on battered woman syndrome.
Coughlin is notable outside of academia for her leading role in a lawsuit against the Pentagon's policy excluding women from combat roles. Some commentators have credited this lawsuit with influencing the Department of Defense's 2013 decision to reverse this policy.
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References
External links
Faculty Site at University of VirginiaAppearances on C-Span
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences alumni
New York University School of Law alumni
Vanderbilt University Law School faculty
University of Virginia School of Law faculty
Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
American scholars of constitutional law
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American lawyers
American legal scholars
American women legal scholars
American women academics
21st-century American women