Robert Cotter, J.D. Class of 2007

Class of 2006
Bobby graduated from Illinois State University in 2015 with a B.A in Secondary Education. He did his student teaching at Roosevelt High School. During college, he was an online sports columnist for The Daily Vidette and later a featured columnist for The Bleacher Report. Bobby was also the 2014 Golden Gloves Champ for his weight class. Bobby was accepted to Northwestern Law School in 2016.  During this time he was a Civil Rights Law Clerk for the Council on American-Islamic relations and for  the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights. He was also the Associate Editor for the Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy.
Bobby received a J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in May 2019. He became a Social Policy and Politics Fellow at Third Way, a Washington DC-based think tank whose mission statement is stated below. He later served as Policy Counsel for the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights in Washington, DC. Bobby is currently Counsel for the States United Democracy Center.

“We are fighting for opportunity, so everyone has the chance to earn a good life; progress on social issues, so all have the freedom to live the lives they choose; and security, so we are protected from 21st century global threats.”

While in Washington,DC, Bobby served as a Policy Analyst for the Young Center for Immigration Children’s Rights. He is currently Counsel for the States United Democracy Center in Chicago.

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