Julia Rankin LAW ’25 is a 2023 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Julia graduated from George Mason University in 2018 with a B.A. in Forensic Psychology and a minor in Criminology.
After college, Julia worked a variety of jobs before transitioning into the legal field. She was then employed at Simeone & Miller, LLP, a personal injury firm in Washington, D.C., as a Litigation Paralegal. During this time, Julia also volunteered with the National Center for Victims of Crime’s hotline.
Julia’s policy interests include mental health reform, juvenile justice, criminal defense, decarceration, and criminal justice reform (with particular focus on issues surrounding the death penalty). This summer, Julia will be working at the Temple Legal Aid Office with Professor Katz in the family law litigation clinic.