Advocacy of Death Eligible Offenders
Stephanie Jirard
Penn State Law Review hosted a Scholarly Dialogue on January 30, 2012 featuring Professor Stephanie Jirard as she presented her work, “Advocacy of Death Eligible Offenders.” Professor Jirard is a former Navy Judge Advocate General, Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice in the Civil Division, and an Assistant U.S. Attorney and an Assistant Federal Public Defender, both in the District of Massachusetts. Relying on her personal experiences as a public defender of death-penalty clients, Professor Jirard discussed the difficulties and importance of advocating for death eligible offenders. Alan C. Green, Executive Articles Editor of the Penn State Law Review, dialogued with Professor Jirard, followed by a public question and answer period. [watch video]