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Jelani Jefferson Exum says the conviction of Derek Chauvin is an opportunity to rethink policing and do more systemic reform.
The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law recently appointed professor Jelani Jefferson Exum to the role of dean. Exum is an advocate for racial justice and expert on sentencing law and procedure. Exum will also be the first African American dean of the U-D Mercy Law School.
“Think about what you need police for. Try to identify the specific areas where you need police. And think about defunding as funding only the things that you need police for.” Jelani Jefferson Exum, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
University of Detroit Mercy law school names professor as dean
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Detroit A nationally recognized expert in sentencing law and procedure has been named as the first African American dean of the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
Jelani Jefferson Exum, who also will be the second woman to serve as dean of the law school, joined the university in 2019 as the Philip J. McElroy Professor of Law.
“I am honored to be the next dean of Detroit Mercy Law,” Jefferson Exum said in a statement released by the university. “Our school has a rich history of service, dedication to social justice and commitment to diversity and equity, all values that I hold dear. I look forward to expanding our deep connection to the Detroit community and to strengthening our regional, national and transnational presence.”
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Sean Perkins Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed attorney Sean B. Perkins and Magistrate Judge Millicent D. Sherman to judgeships in Detroit s 36th District Court. Perkins is an attorney with the Perkins Law Group in downtown Detroit, headed by his brother Todd Perkins. Sean has handled felony and misdemeanor criminal cases and personal injury, no-fault and bankruptcy cases. He is also a benefits representative for UAW Local 387 at the Woodhaven Stamping plant. where he was an assembly line worker, hi-lo driver, journeyman and pipefitter before law school. He s a graduate of Wayne State University and Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
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