Amy Bach

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Amy Bach (born February 18, 1968) is an American author, journalist, and attorney.[1] She won the 2010 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court.[2]

She has served as the Haywood Burns Fellow at The Nation magazine,[3] and was the recipient of an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2011.[4]

She is the Executive Director of Measures for Justice, a non-profit organization that collects and analyzes data about the American justice system.[5]

Personal

Bach grew up in New York City, where she graduated from the Chapin School.[6]

Education

After law school, Bach clerked for the Honorable Rosemary Barkett of the 11th Circuit.

References

  1. ^ Mills, Steve (2009-12-21). "Review: 'Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court' by Amy Bach - Printers Row". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  2. ^ "2010: "Ordinary Injustice", by Amy Bach". Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Amy Bach". The Nation. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  4. ^ Parrasch, Suzi (July 19, 2011). "Amy Bach's "Measures For Justice" Courts Change In The Criminal Justice System". Care2. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  5. ^ "Our Story". Measures for Justice. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
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  7. ^ "Amy Bach, President and Executive Director, Measures for Justice" (PDF). Amazon.

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