Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, legal professional Doug Emhoff, is becoming a member of the USC college to show legislation college students, the college plans to announce later Monday.
Emhoff, who acquired his legislation diploma from USC in 1990, will begin the job on the USC Gould College of Regulation on July 1. He taught at Georgetown College’s legislation college whereas his spouse served as then-President Biden’s vice chairman and when she was the 2024 Democratic nominee for president.
“Top-of-the-line components of my time as Second Gentleman was spending time with these college students and younger folks throughout the nation — so I look ahead to persevering with to share my experiences with the subsequent era and listening to from them within the vibrant tutorial group at USC,” Emhoff mentioned in an announcement.
The announcement comes as Harris weighs working for California governor subsequent 12 months, a choice she isn’t anticipated to make till the top of the summer season. On Monday, she made a shock digital look at a summit of Free & Simply, a corporation centered on highlighting the tales of individuals impacted by the discount of entry to abortion and different reproductive healthcare providers.
Emhoff mentioned mentoring legislation college students is especially vital at the moment within the nation’s historical past.
“On this troublesome second for the authorized group, I imagine it’s extra essential than ever to instill within the subsequent era of attorneys the identical rules that drove me to the authorized career: the crucial of talking out on behalf of the susceptible, standing up for the rule of legislation, defending each citizen’s elementary rights, and at all times combating for justice, with out concern or favor,” Emhoff mentioned.
Emhoff, who lives in Brentwood with Harris, will stay a accomplice on the world legislation agency of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, which in April was among the many companies that struck a deal with President Trump’s administration agreeing to evolve with the president’s insurance policies. The agency agreed to supply a minimum of $100 million in professional bono authorized work throughout Trump’s time within the White Home and past, which the president mentioned on the time can be devoted to serving to veterans, Gold Star households, legislation enforcement members and first responders.
Emhoff’s continued employment on the agency within the aftermath of the settlement raised eyebrows in progressive circles. He mentioned Monday that he continues to disagree together with his agency’s determination to settle with the White Home, however stays on the agency due to his religion in his colleagues’ rules, which he mentioned had been demonstrated by professional bono work the agency’s attorneys from throughout the nation did through the federal immigration raids by ICE brokers and border patrol officers in Los Angeles.
“I stay assured within the agency’s values, its phenomenal folks, and significant work we’re doing for our purchasers and the communities we serve, which haven’t modified for the reason that settlement—and that’s why I stay on the agency,” Emhoff mentioned.
Days after the agency struck the deal, Emhoff mentioned he disagreed with the choice.
“At this vital second, this very vital second, I urge my colleagues throughout the authorized career to stay vigilant, engaged, and unafraid to problem actions which will erode our elementary rights,” Emhoff mentioned on April 3 at a gala dinner for Guess Tzedek, a Los Angeles-based authorized support group the place he has lengthy volunteered. “Trigger we all know, the work of justice is rarely straightforward, however it’s at all times needed.”
