Meg Satterthwaite

At-a-Glance

Serves as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.
Is a Professor of Clinical Law at New York University School of Law.
Heads the Global Justice Clinic at NYU School of Law.
Became the faculty director of the Robert and Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights in 2015.
Co-published the book "Gender, National Security and Counter-terrorism: Human Rights Perspectives" in 2013.
Received her J.D. degree magna cum laude from New York University School of Law.

Biography

Margaret Lockwood Satterthwaite is an American legal scholar and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, a position she was appointed to in October 2022 by the Human Rights Council. In this role, she addresses issues concerning judicial autonomy and the legal profession globally. She is also a Professor of Clinical Law at New York University School of Law.