Quo Mieko S. Judkins is the Director of the Criminal Defense and Racial Justice Clinic at UDC's David A. Clarke School of Law. Her work focuses on criminal defense, racial justice, and the intersection of social work and mental health in the legal system. She has extensive experience as a trial attorney and educator, having taught at Howard University School of Law and served as a public defender for the District of Columbia.
Experience
Education
Juris Doctor, Pennsylvania State University Law School Master of Social Work, Smith College School for Social Work Bachelor of Arts, Mills College
Roles
Adjunct Faculty, Criminal Justice Clinic, Howard University School of Law, 2022-24 Faculty, D.C. Law Students In Court, 2013-14 Founder, The Judkins Firm, PLLC, 2013-Present Trial Attorney, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 2006-13
Courses Taught
Director of the Criminal Defense and Racial Justice Clinic
Expertise
Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Clinic
Research Focus / Works in Progress
Criminal defense & racial justice; the intersection of social work, mental health and criminal defense
Leadership
Director of the Criminal Defense and Racial Justice Clinic Co-moderator, Re-entry, Social Justice & the Law, Arlington County Government Jail
Impact
Selected Presentations
Judkins, Q. M. (2025). Untraceable firearms and the future of gun control: Constitutional, regulatory, and social implications of the Supreme Court’s “ghost gun” case.Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California.
Judkins, Q. M. (2024). Interrogating bias: Cross-examination skills for antiracist defenders.Black Public Defender Association, Washington, D.C.
Judkins, Q. M. (2019). Never give up: A conversation with inmates. Arlington County Government Jail, Arlington, Virginia.
Judkins, Q. M. (2019). Empowerment seminar. Elise Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS, Washington, D.C.
