Jennifer Nou Elected Public Member of the Administrative Conference of the US
Jennifer Nou, a Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Law, has been elected a public member of the Administrative Conference of the United States. The Conference, or ACUS, is an independent federal agency that works to improve the fairness and efficiency of the administrative process.
“As a long admirer of ACUS, I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to contribute to its work,” said Nou, whose research and teaching interests are mainly in administrative law, legislation, and the separation-of-powers. “ACUS is unique in drawing upon the insights of a broad range of experts, including high-level agency officials and staff. It’s a privilege to be able to work with them.”
Nou will join the 101-member public-private group in providing nonpartisan advice and recommendations for the improvement of federal agency procedures. The ACUS includes a US Senate-confirmed chair, 10 council members who are appointed by the president, 50 government members, and 40 public members. Each public member serves on one committee, though they may contribute to others. Nou has been appointed to the Committee on Administration and Management, which considers issues that affect the efficiency and fairness of agencies’ operations, including their structure, accountability, and management of personnel, records, and other resources.
Before joining the Law School faculty in 2013, Nou was a Public Law Fellow at the Law School. She has also worked as a policy analyst and special assistant at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and has clerked for US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School and received an M.Phil in Politics from Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar.