UC Davis School of Law - Faculty & Administration

Faculty & Administration

Jennifer Chacón

Contact Information

jmchacon@ucdavis.edu
530-754-5700
Rm. 1112 King Hall

Education

J.D., Yale Law School

Professor of Law

Jennifer Chacón was awarded her J.D. from Yale Law School. After graduation, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sidney R. Thomas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. From 1999-2003, she was an attorney with Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City. She teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Immigration Law.

Special Interests

Criminal Law And Procedure, Immigration Law And Policy

Selected Career Highlights

Law Clerk to Judge Sidney R. Thomas, U.S. Court Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit;
Litigation Association, Davis Polk & Wardwell, 1999-2003.

Selected Publications

Misery and Myopia: Understanding the Failures of U.S. Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking, 74 Fordham L. Rev.2977-3040 (2006).
Unsecured Borders: Immigration Restrictions, Crime Control and National Security, 39 Conn. L. Rev. 1827-1891 (2007)
Loving Across Borders: Immigration Law and the Limits of Loving, 2007 U. Wis. L. Rev. 345-378 (2007)
Whose Community Shield? Examining the Removal of the "Criminal Street Gang Member", 2007 U. Chi. Legal Forum 317-357 (2007)

More Publications...

The Security Myth: Punishing Immigrants in the Name of National Security in Immigration, Integration and Security: Europe and America in Comparative Perspective, (Pittsburgh Press: 2008)
The Security Myth: Punishing Immigrants in the Name of National Security in Immigration, Integration and Security: Europe and America in Comparative Perspective, (Pittsburgh Press: 2008)

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