Ann Mathews
Ann Mathews graduated magna cum laude from New York University School of Law. While at NYU, she participated in the New York Capital Defender Clinic and was an Articles Editor for the NYU Law Review. Before joining The Bronx Defenders, Ann clerked for the Honorable M. Blane Michael of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and spent several years as a Litigation Associate at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York. Ann received her undergraduate degree from Columbia, where she majored in Middle Eastern Languages and Culture. She also received a graduate degree in journalism from Columbia. Before attending law school, Ann worked as a Legislative Assistant on Capitol Hill and spent a year in Lusaka, Zambia working on a public health project.
News:
- Gothamist: Growing Concerns Over City Jails’ Handling Of The Pandemic’s Second Wave
- New York Law Journal: Winter Virus Surge Deepens Uncertainty Over Return of New Jury Trials
- The Appeal: New York City Public Defenders Oppose Resuming In-Person Court Appearances
- ABC News: Blacks account for nearly half of all NYC arrests 6 years after end of stop-and-frisk: NYPD data
- ConnectRadio.FM: Blacks comprise nearly half of all NYC arrests despite reforms: NYPD data
- Gothamist: Man Who Tried To Escape Rikers Twice In Four Days ‘Has No Other Choice,’ Fellow Inmate Says
- Law360: Virus Concerns Loom Over Handling Of Mass Arrests
- The Appeal: The NYPD ‘Cancelled’ Police Court Appearances, Leaving People To Sit In Jail
- Into the Gloss: The Bronx Defenders
- The Appeal Podcast: The War On Drugs Continues In Family Court
- The Appeal: Parents Threatened With Losing Children Over Cannabis Use
- The Bronx Defenders participated in The 7th Annual Hunts Point Hustle