Andrew Manuel Crespo

Andrew Manuel Crespo (born 1983) is an American legal scholar.

Andrew Manuel Crespo
Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
In office
April 9, 2021 – December 7, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Personal details
Born1983 (age 39–40)
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)

Early life and education

Crespo is of Puerto Rican descent and was raised in Monroe, New York.[1] He graduated from Harvard College in 2005, and earned his degree in law at Harvard Law School in 2008.[2] During his time as a law student, Crespo served as the first Latino president of the Harvard Law Review.[3][4]

Career

Crespo became a public defender specializing in juvenile law before joining the faculty at Harvard Law in 2014.[1][5] At Harvard Law, Crespo was named Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law.[6][7] In 2021, Crespo cofounded the Institute to End Mass Incarceration at Harvard Law.[8] In 2021, President Joseph Biden appointed Crespo to serve on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. In 2022, Crespo was elected a member of the American Law Institute.[9] Crespo is a member of the Academic Advisory Board of the American Constitution Society.[10]

Notable cases

In 2020, Crespo was a counsel of record for the respondent in Kansas v. Glover.[11] The case was argued at the Supreme Court.[12]

Personal life

Crespo is married to Abby Shafroth, a fellow graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law.[2] Shafroth is a civil rights attorney and consumer justice advocate in Boston.[13] Crespo performed with an a Cappella singing group (The Veritones) while attending Harvard Law School.[14]

Selected publications
  • Systemic Facts: Toward Institutional Awareness in Criminal Courts, 129 Harv. L. Rev. 2117 (2016)
  • The Hidden Law of Plea Bargaining, 118 Colum. L. Rev. 1303 (2018)
  • Unpacking DHS’s Troubling Explanation of the Portland Van Video, Lawfare (July 25, 2020)
  • Andrew Manuel Crespo, Charles R. Breyer, Jennifer Nou et al., In Tribute: Justice Stephen G. Breyer, 136 Harv. L. Rev. 8 (2022)
  • No Justice, No Pleas: Subverting Mass Incarceration Through Defendant Collective Action, Fordham L. Rev. (2022)

References
  1. Reyes, Raul A. (September 26, 2017). "#NBCLatino20: The Legal Eagle, Andrew Manuel Crespo". NBC News. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  2. Zuckerman, Michael (July–August 2015). "Andrew Manuel Crespo". Harvard Magazine.
  3. Zhou, Kevin (February 6, 2007). "First Hispanic To Lead Harvard Law Review". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  4. Duehren, Andrew M. (February 5, 2015). "Law Professors Argue for Teaching Rape Law". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  5. "Andrew Crespo '08 to join Harvard Law School Faculty". Harvard Law Today. July 30, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  6. "Professor Andrew Manuel Crespo". American Law Institute. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  7. "Andrew Manuel Crespo". Harvard Law School. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  8. Walecki, Nancy Kathryn (November–December 2021). ""Decarcerating" America". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  9. "Andrew Manuel Crespo elected to American Law Institute". Harvard Law School.
  10. "Andrew Manuel Crespo elected to American Law Institute". Harvard Law Today. January 21, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  11. "Search - Supreme Court of the United States". www.supremecourt.gov.
  12. "Kansas, Petitioner v. Charles Glover". www.law360.com.
  13. "Andrew Manuel Crespo appointed professor at Harvard Law School". www.thephoto-news.com.
  14. "#NBCLatino20: The Legal Eagle, Andrew Manuel Crespo". NBC News. September 27, 2017.
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