Rachel Bayefsky
  • Federal Courts, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure ...
  • District of Columbia, New York
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Expertise
Federal Courts
Constitutional Law
Civil Procedure
Legal Theory
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Bar
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New York
New York State Office of Court Administration
ID Number: 5426481
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2nd Circuit
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9th Circuit
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D.C. Circuit
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Federal Circuit
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Professional Experience
Consultant
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
- Current
Counsel (Jan.–May 2021); Associate (2019–2020)
Associate Professor of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
- Current
Law Clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
U.S. Supreme Court
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Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
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Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
Harvard Law School
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Law Clerk to Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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Law Clerk to Judge Jed S. Rakoff
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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Education
University of Oxford
D.Phil. in Politics, 2013; M.Sc. in Political Theory, 2010; D.Phil. Thesis: Humiliation and Liberal Democratic Politics; M.Sc. Thesis: The Concepts of Dignity and Honor in Kant’s Philosophy
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Yale Law School
J.D. (2015)
Honors: • Israel H. Peres Prize (best note or comment appearing in the Yale Law Journal) • Ambrose Gherini Prize (award for paper on international environmental law)
Activities: Editor-in-Chief, Yale Law Journal • Temporary Restraining Order Project (assistance with domestic violence claims)
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Yale University
B.A. (2009) | Ethics, Politics & Economics
Honors: Summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa
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Professional Associations
Yale Law Women
Mentor
Current
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Law Clerks for Diversity
Mentor
Current
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District of Columbia Bar
Member
Current
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New York State Bar
Member
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Telephone: (434) 924-5716