Zahra Chowdhury

Zahra Chowdhury

Zahra Chowdhury is a rising junior studying political science and economics at Southern Methodist University. At SMU, Zahra is a President’s Scholar and Tower Scholar and has worked at the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center. As a youth organizer from Memphis, Zahra...
Kolin Brandeis

Kolin Brandeis

Kolin Brandeis is an undergraduate student at Haverford College where he is studying Political Science with a concentration in Peace, Justice, and Human Rights. While at Haverford, he took classes in criminal justice and began volunteering with the Petey Greene...
Gbemisola Akala

Gbemisola Akala

Hi, my name is Gbemisola Akala, but everyone calls me Gbemi! I am a rising 2L at the University of Texas School of Law. I attended UT Austin for undergrad as well, so I am a double longhorn! My practice areas of interest are criminal and civil law. I want to use my...
Layton Sussman

Layton Sussman

Layton Sussman is a third-year law student at The University of Texas School of Law, hoping to practice public interest litigation. Passionate about justice reform, Layton is committed to advocating for the rights of incarcerated youth and contributing to LSJA’s...
Ayah Abdel Rahman

Ayah Abdel Rahman

Ayah Abdel Rahman is a rising second year law student at the SMU Dedman School of Law. She completed undergrad at UT Dallas, where she majored in International Political Economy and Global Business. She first became interested in criminal justice reform while taking...