NINA W. CHERNOFF
CUNY School of Law ♦ Two Court Square, Long Island City, NY 11101 ♦ 718.340.4599 ♦
[email protected]
LAW SCHOOL TEACHING
City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, Long Island City, NY
Associate Professor
New York University School of Law, New York, NY
Acting Assistant Professor, Lawyering Program
Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Professor
July 2012 – present
June 2010 – June 2012
Sept. – Dec. 2004
PUBLICATIONS
“The 16 Things Every Defense Attorney Should Know About Fair Cross-Section Challenges,” with Dr.
Joseph B. Kadane, The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Dec. 2013)
Forensic Science: The Prosecutor’s Role, in FORENSIC SCIENCE AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE:
CRITICAL ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS (K. Strom and M. Hickman, eds., SAGE) (2014)
Wrong About the Right: How Courts Undermine the Fair Cross-Section Guarantee by Confusing it With
Equal Protection, 64 Hastings L. J. 141 (Dec. 2012)
Preempting Jury Challenges: Strategies for Courts and Jury System Administrators, with Dr. Joseph B.
Kadane, 33 Just. Sys. J. 47 (2012); adapted for and reprinted in JURYWORK: SYSTEMATIC TECHNIQUES §
5:40 (2013-2014 ed.)
Consent to Treatment and Confidentiality Provisions Affecting Minors in Pennsylvania, Second Ed., with
Lourdes Rosado, Alisa G. Field, and Riya S. Shaw, Juvenile Law Center (Jan. 2006)
“Beyond the Death Penalty: Implications of Adolescent Development Research for the Prosecution,
Defense, and Sanctioning of Youthful Offenders,” with Marsha L. Levick, Clearinghouse Review: Journal
of Poverty Law and Policy, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law (July - Aug. 2005)
PENNSYLVANIA JUDICIAL DESKBOOK: A GUIDE TO STATUTES, JUDICIAL DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDED
PRACTICES FOR CASES INVOLVING DEPENDENT CHILDREN IN PENNSYLVANIA, with Alisa Field (Sept.
2004)
“Opening a Vein: Inmate Poetry and the Prison Experience,” with Dr. Robert Johnson, The Prison Journal
(June 2002), reprinted in THE DILEMMAS OF CORRECTIONS: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES (2006)
“Juvenile Justice,” with Irene Quarshie, in A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE ON MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEMS,
Ed. Dr. Rita J. Simon, Lexington Books (April 2001)
An Investigation of Philadelphia’s Youth Aid Panels, with Bernadine Watson, Public/Private Ventures (Fall
2000)
“Women and Crime the World Over,” with Dr. Rita J. Simon, Gender Issues, v. 18, 5-20 (Summer 2000)
CLERKSHIP
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Wilmington, DE
Law Clerk for the Honorable Thomas L. Ambro
Sept. 2005 – Aug. 2006
LEGAL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERIENCE
The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
Oct. 2006 – June 2010
Staff Attorney, Special Litigation Division
Litigated issues facing indigent criminal defendants including prosecutorial misconduct, racial disparity
in the jury system, unreliable scientific evidence, newly discovered evidence, and DNA collection
Wrote trial and post-conviction pleadings, amicus briefs to the United States Supreme Court and state
supreme courts, and model motions for use by trial attorneys based on developments in law and science
Worked with trial lawyers, academics, scientific and medical experts, and clients; supervised law clerks
Juvenile Law Center, Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 2003 – Aug. 2005
Staff Attorney/Sol and Helen Zubrow Fellow in Children’s Law
Wrote briefs and sections of briefs to the United States Supreme Court, federal, and state courts
regarding juveniles and the death penalty, sentencing schemes, and collateral consequences of
adjudication
Trained lawyers and non-lawyers on federal and state law through presentations and production of
legislative updates, a manual for attorneys, and a deskbook for family court judges
Worked with city agency leaders, direct service providers, juvenile advocates, and clients
Professor Chai R. Feldblum, Georgetown Univ. Law Center, Washington, D.C . Sept. 2001 – May 2003
Research Assistant
Research and writing regarding legal rights of transgender prisoners and privacy of medical information
The National Prison Project of the ACLU, Washington, D.C.
Summer 2002
Law Clerk
Research and writing regarding prisoner access to Internet sites and death row conditions of confinement
Youth Law Center, San Francisco, CA
Summer 2001
Law Clerk
Research and writing regarding mental health care entitlements for youth in the juvenile justice
Professor Rita J. Simon, American University, Washington, D.C.
Research Assistant, Sept. 1999 – Aug. 2000
Researched juvenile justice systems and crime statistics, co-authored article and book chapter
Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA
Program & Policy Analyst, May 1997– Aug. 1999
Researched, evaluated, and wrote reports on local and national programs for high-risk youth
Dr. Joan McCord, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Researcher, Delinquent Networks in Philadelphia, Aug. 1995 – Jan. 1997
Analyzed and coded criminal data for a study of juvenile criminal networks in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, PA
Intake Interviewer and Probation Intern, Jan.– Aug. 1995
Conducted Problem Severity Index interviews with juveniles and attended school and home visits
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
“Devil in the Details: Enforcing the Right to a Jury of One’s Peers,” The James T. Gathii Faculty
Workshop Series, Albany Law School (April 23, 2014)
“Devil in the Details: Enforcing the Right to a Jury of One’s Peers,” Workshop, ABA Criminal Justice
Section Sixth Annual Fall Institute: Sentencing & Reentry Institute and Criminal Justice Legal Educators
Colloquium (Oct. 31, 2013)
“Not Separate or Equal: The Misapplication of the Sixth Amendment’s Fair Cross-Section Guarantee,”
panel presentation, Law and Society Association Conference (June 5, 2012)
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“Blurring the Line Between the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments,” Lawyering Scholarship Colloquium,
New York University Law School (Nov. 9, 2011)
“Fingerprint Admissibility Challenges,” The 2010 Forensic Science Training – Using the NAS Report in
Litigation, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, with Dr. Simon Cole and Jennifer Friedman
(March 20, 2010)
“Getting a Jury in a Hurry and Race at a Fast Pace: Managing Voir Dire and Batson Challenges in Superior
Court,” Criminal Defender Training Program, Summer Series, with Arthur Ago (June 23, 2009)
“The Right to an Impartial Jury: Jury Selection in Superior Court,” Criminal Defender Training Program,
Summer Series, with Jason Tulley (June 26, 2008)
“‘I’ll Take the First Twelve in the Box:’ New Strategies for Jury Selection,” Criminal Defender Training
Program, Summer Series, with Timothy O’Toole, Renee Raymond, and Janet Mitchell (June 26, 2007)
“Age of Consent Laws: Changes and Challenges,” Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family
Services (April 7, 2005); Pennsylvania Community Providers Association, with Thomas Sweeny (April 5,
2005)
“Consent to Treatment and Confidentiality Provisions Affecting Minors in Pennsylvania,” for multiple
entities (eight trainings in 2004 and three trainings in 2005)
“The Delinquency System and Mental Health,” Parents Involved Network Conference (April 2, 2005)
“The Juvenile Justice System,” Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Community Pediatrics & Advocacy
Program (four trainings in 2004)
“Statutory Rape and Confidentiality,” Family Planning Council (two trainings in 2004)
“Rights of Teen Parents,” Maternity Care Coalition (two trainings in 2004)
EDUCATION
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, May 2003
Order of the Coif
Outstanding Public Interest Student of the Year, 2003
International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award for the D.C. Legislation Clinic
Dean’s Certificate for outstanding service to the law center community
Innocence Project: Law Center co-president, National Capital Regional board member
Street Law Clinic: Co-taught class on law and the justice system to incarcerated adults
D.C. Legislation Clinic: Drafted legislation to limit criminal-record employment bars
American University, Washington, D.C.
Master of Science in Justice, Law and Society, Concentration in Corrections, with distinction, August 2000
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, May 1997
BAR ADMISSIONS
New York and Massachusetts
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