Joel Dodge

Background

About Joel Dodge

Joel Dodge is a economic policy director and advisor, constitutional lawyer, law professor, and published writer on issues of policy, politics, and law. His work has included:* Serving as the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator's Director of Industrial Policy & Economic Security.* Defending the constitutional right to abortion as part of the legal teams in major Supreme Court cases Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health and June Medical Services v. Russo.* Devising a legal theory defending the Affordable Care Act in the Supreme Court case King v. Burwell, which was discussed by multiple justices at oral argument and picked up by major media organizations before the Court ultimately upheld the healthcare law.* Publishing analyses and commentaries on public policy and politics at many prominent outlets, including CNN.com, the New Republic, the Washington Monthly, Heatmap News, and more.* Serving as a policy advisor to President Biden’s 2020 transition team, New York City mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia, and other candidates for office.* Preparing the next generation of attorneys by teaching as a lecturer in law at Columbia Law School (teaching legal writing and practice) and Pace Law School (teaching advanced constitutional law in Spring 2024), and serving as Columbia Law School's director of public interest.* Serving as the chair of American Constitution Society’s New York Lawyer Chapter.