Jessica Jackson

Jackson has received several awards and accolades. She is the recipient of the 2017 John Kable, QC, Memorial Young Justice Professional Award, the 2018 ACLU Benjamin Dreyfus Civil Liberties Award, the 2019 Alexander Law Prize from Santa Clara University and the 2019 American Constitution Society Fearless Advocate Award.

Jackson received her bachelor's degree in Political Science and English from the Honors College of the University of South Florida and her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law, where she received the Dean's Leadership Award. She attended Hyde School in Woodstock, CT (Now Bath, ME) where she was nominated to the school's inaugural Alumni Hall of Honor in 2016.

Jackson began her career as a human rights attorney at the Habeas Corpus Resource Center in San Francisco, California, where she represented California death row inmates in their appeals. In 2015, she joined with Van Jones to co-found #cut50, an organization focused on bipartisan solutions to criminal justice reform issues.

Jessica Jackson was elected to the Mill Valley City Council in November 2013, becoming the youngest ever elected official in Marin County. In 2015, she was elected to serve as Mayor of Mill Valley. In addition to her duties on the Mill Valley City Council, Jackson serves as Mill Valley's representative to the Association of Bay Area Governments. She also serves as a Board member of the American Constitution Society Bay Area chapter.