Mridula Raman

Mridula Raman joined Berkeley Law in 2019 and is the Interim Deputy Director at the Death Penalty Clinic. She is a capital-defense lawyer who represents primarily death-sentenced prisoners in state post-conviction and federal habeas proceedings.

Throughout her legal career, Raman has sought justice for indigent death-sentence clients through zealous and creative advocacy before state and federal courts across the country. Her work has included litigation, including for clients under warrant of execution, and clemency efforts, among other forms of advocacy. While at Berkeley Law, Raman has represented clients at trial, appellate, and post-conviction proceedings in Alabama, Arizona, and Texas. Previously, she spent five years as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Capital Habeas Unit of the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Phoenix, Arizona. There, she represented death-sentenced prisoners in Arizona and Texas, with a focus on federal habeas matters. She also presents at conferences and trainings on capital defense and habeas law.

Before joining the Federal Public Defender’s Office, Raman clerked for Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge Neil V. Wake of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. She graduated from Yale Law School and Harvard College.  

Mridula S Raman is teaching the following course in Fall 2024:

• 295.5D sec. 001 - Death Penalty Clinic

Courses During Other Semesters

Semester	Course Num	Course Title	Teaching Evaluations
Spring 2024	285.3D sec. 001	Death Penalty Clinic Seminar II	View Teaching Evaluation
	295.5D sec. 001	Death Penalty Clinic	View Teaching Evaluation
Fall 2023	285.2D sec. 001	Death Penalty Clinic Seminar I	View Teaching Evaluation
	295.5D sec. 001	Death Penalty Clinic	View Teaching Evaluation
Spring 2023	295.5D sec. 001	Death Penalty Clinic	View Teaching Evaluation