Ngozi Ndulue is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Post-Conviction Criminal Defense Clinic at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. She specializes in death penalty law, post-conviction criminal defense, and race and wrongful conviction, with past roles at the NAACP and the Innocence Project.
Experience
Education
Juris Doctor, Yale Law School Bachelor of Arts in Math and French, University of Cincinnati
Roles
Associate Professor of Law, UDC, 2024-Present Director of the Post-Conviction Criminal Defense Clinic, UDC, 2024-Present Special Advisor on Race and Wrongful Conviction, Innocence Project, 2023-24 Various Roles, Death Penalty Information Center, 2018-23 Senior Director of Criminal Justice Programs, NAACP, 2016-18 Various Roles, Ohio Justice & Policy Center, 2011-16 Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona, 2008-11 Law Clerk for the Honorable Eric L. Clay, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2007-08
Courses Taught
Post-Conviction Criminal Defense Clinic
Expertise
Research Focus / Works in Progress
Death penalty law; post-conviction criminal defense; federal courts; race and law; race and wrongful conviction
Leadership
Board Member, National Bar Association Criminal Law and Juvenile Justice Section, 2021-Present Pedagogy and Teaching Fellow, HistoryMakers Digital Archive, 2022-23
Impact
Selected Presentations
Ndulue, N. (2023). Race and the death penalty. Amnesty International 2023 State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator Institute, Washington, D.C.
Ndulue, N. (2023). Race in the criminal justice system / Wrongful convictions. Defender Services Office Diversity Fellowship Program, Washington, D.C.
Ndulue, N. (2023). Race & wrongful convictions. Practicing Law Institute, Washington, D.C.
Ndulue, N. et al. (2023). State legislatures, criminal justic reform, and tools for the future.Howard University School of Law Branton Symposium, Washington, D.C.
Ndulue, N. (2023). Racial bias in wrongful conviction cases: Where to look for it and what to do when you find it.Innocence Network Midwest Regional Summit, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
