Chihiro Isozaki serves as counsel in the Brennan Center’s Democracy and Judiciary Programs, where she works on court reform and projects related to the development of constitutional jurisprudence at the state and federal levels. She has authored nationally recognized reports and articles, led major research initiatives, and organized programming on state constitutional law and interpretive methods.
Isozaki also teaches state constitutional law at NYU School of Law. She previously taught an upper-level seminar on equal protection, antisubordination, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Isozaki was a civil litigator at a major global law firm. Before that, she was a legal fellow at the Public International Law & Policy Group, where she worked on rebuilding the rule of law and countering political entrenchment in postconflict settings across the globe.
Isozaki holds a BA with distinction from Yale University and a JD from NYU School of Law, where she received the Vanderbilt Medal and the Jeannie Forrest Women in Leadership Award for her academic excellence and outstanding contributions to student life.
