JENSIE L ANDERSON portrait
  • Professor (Clinical), College Of Law - Dean
  • Professor (Clinical), College Of Law

Professional Service

  • Rocky Mountain Innocence Center. Board of Directors (President 2000-2011; Legal Director, 2000-2022). 11/1999 - 05/2022
  • Utah Legal Services and Pro Bono Initiative. Viaduct Outreach/Street Law. Volunteer Supervising Attorney. 10/1993 - 03/2020
  • American Civil Liberties Union of Utah. Legal Panel. 08/2008 - present
  • National Innocence Network. Exoneree Support Committee. 05/2007 - present
  • Exoneration and Assistance Legislative Committee. Committee Member. 01/2007 - present
  • Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions. Committee Member. 08/2006 - present
  • The Eyewitness Identification Reform Litigation Network. Point Representative. 01/2006 - present

Internal Service

  • Athletic Advisory Council. 08/2013 - present. University service.
  • Student Chapter of Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Faculty Advisor, 08/2010 - present. College service.
  • Utah Law Student Innocence Association. Faculty Advisor, 08/2007 - 05/2008. College service.
  • Lionel Frankel Public Interest Summer Fellowship Program Committee. 08/2003 - present. College service.
  • Admissions Committee . 08/2002 - present. College service.
  • Fordham Loan Forgiveness Program Committee. 08/2001 - 02/2012. College service.
  • Spurgeon Public Interest Fellowship Committee. 08/2001 - 02/2012. College service.
  • Public Interest Law Organization . Faculty Advisor, 08/2000 - present. College service.

Community Partnership

  • Rocky Mountain Innocence Center, www.rminnocence.org. 08/1999 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Faculty Award, 2023 (awarded by). 01/2023
  • Inclusion on the Utah Women 2020 Mural . 01/2020
  • Lieutenant Governor’s Public Service Award, 2019. 01/2019
  • University of Utah Distinguished Faculty Service Award, 2016 . 01/2016
  • Christine M. Durham Utah Woman Lawyer of the Year. 04/2014
  • Outstanding Faculty Award. Student Bar Association, 04/2013
  • Public Service Attorney Award. Utah State Bar/Pro Bono Initiative, 10/2010
  • Peter W. Billings Excellence in Teaching Award. SJ Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, 05/2008
  • Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year. Utah State Bar, 05/2006
  • Young Lawyer of the Year. Utah State Bar, 05/1997

Affiliations

  • Utah State Bar Association , Member, 1993 - present
  • Actor's Equity Association , Member, 1987 - present