Jill Habig is the Founder and President of Public Rights Project (PRP). PRP is a national nonprofit that works with state and local governments to enforce civil rights, economic justice, and environmental protection laws. Before founding PRP, Jill was the Deputy Campaign Manager and Policy Director for Kamala Harris for U.S. Senate, and served as policy director for her transition team. Prior to joining the campaign, she served as Special Counsel to then-Attorney General Harris, advising the Attorney General on key legal issues and policy initiatives. Her work emphasized consumer fraud, health, education, human trafficking, and civil rights, including issues related to gender and LGBT rights. In 2015, she led the creation and launch of the Attorney General’s Bureau of Children’s Justice and managed its work, including civil rights investigations of school districts, child welfare departments, and juvenile justice systems.
Jill was previously a Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School and served on the Affirmative Litigation Task Force at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, where she worked on the landmark marriage equality trial challenging Proposition 8. She was a law clerk for Judge Dorothy Nelson of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and Judge Edward Chen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Jill earned her J.D. from Yale Law School and her B.A. from Georgetown University.
Education
BA, Georgetown University
JD, Yale Law School
Jill E Habig is teaching the following courses in Fall 2024:
• 226.9 sec. 001 - State and Local Impact Litigation Practicum Seminar
• 226.9A sec. 001 - State and Local Impact Litigation Practicum
Courses During Other Semesters
| Semester | Course Num | Course Title | Fall 2023 | 226.9 sec. 001 | State and Local Impact Litigation Practicum Seminar | 226.9A sec. 001 | State and Local Impact Litigation Practicum |
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