Don Arrington, LAW ’24, is a Law & Public Policy Scholar and a Rubin-Presser Social Justice Fellow at Temple University Beasley School of Law. While at Temple he has served as the 1L Representative for the National Lawyers Guild’s Pardons Clinic.
Don graduated summa cum laude from California State University, Northridge in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Cinema and Television Arts. He comes to law school with a background in community organizing, having worked to address various social issues including access to housing, food equity, prisoner support, income inequality, and systemic racism. Before coming to Temple, he worked as a tutor and mentor assisting first-generation students with navigating the college admissions process through Upward Bound.
Don is dedicated to indigent defense. He is also interested in impact and appellate litigation around civil and human rights issues. His policy interests include dismantling the carceral state, systemic racism, and institutionalized oppression more broadly. As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Don is working as a law clerk at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia in their Appellate Division.