Camille A. Nelson

Camille A. Nelson is a Canadian-Jamaican academic who is Dean of The American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D,C. Nelson previously served as the 12th Dean of Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] Born in Jamaica, Nelson graduated with her Bachelors from the University of Toronto, her law degree from the University of Ottawa and a LLM from Columbia University. Camille Nelson was the first black woman to clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada, and is the first woman and first person of color to become Dean at Suffolk University Law School; she became Dean in 2010.[2]

Camille A. Nelson
Dean Nelson at AUWCL Tenley Campus
18th Dean of the American University Washington College of Law
In office July 25, 2016 – July 31, 2020
Preceded by	Claudio Grossman
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 51–52) Kingston, Jamaica
Residence	Washington, D.C.
Alma mater	University of Toronto, (BA) University of Ottawa, (LLB) Columbia University, (LLM)
Profession	Legal Scholar, Lawyer, Professor of Law
Website	Official bio

Nelson is an expert on the intersection of critical race theory and cultural studies with particular emphasis on criminal law and procedure, health law, and comparative law. She served as dean of Suffolk University Law School from 2010 to 2015.

On March 14, 2016, the American University Washington College of Law appointed Nelson as the school's next dean. Her appointment began July 25, 2016.

On April 17, 2020, Nelson announced that she is stepping down as dean of the American University Washington College of Law on July 31, 2020, as she has been appointed dean of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law effective August 1, 2020.[3]

References

1. "Suffolk taps Nelson as new law school dean". The Boston Globe. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
2. "Camille A. Nelson Chosen to Lead Law School". Retrieved 26 July 2010.
3. "New dean for UH William S. Richardson School of Law". University of Hawai'i News. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

Academic offices
Preceded by Bernard Keenan [interim] (2008–2010)	Dean of Suffolk University Law School Camille A. Nelson (2010–2015)	Succeeded by Andrew M. Perlman
Preceded by Claudio Grossman (1995–2016)	Dean of American University Washington College of Law Camille A. Nelson (2016–present)	Succeeded by Incumbent