NCJW supports Karla Campbell. Here’s why:
Karla Campbell is highly qualified and would bring important professional diversity to the Sixth Circuit. She brings unique expertise and experience on labor issues and would be only the third labor lawyer to sit on a circuit court. Throughout her career, as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador prior to law school and, later as an attorney, she has focused on community service. She successfully represented impacted community organizations in negotiating a community benefit agreement that resulted in their involvement in the building of Nashville’s major league soccer stadium.
Karla Campbell’s stance on important issues:
Workers Rights:
Campbell has represented union workers and unions in a number of successful cases involving enforcement of collective bargaining agreements and pension payouts.
Human Rights:
Campbell volunteered for three years in the Peace Corps in Ecuador, earning a certificate in Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies and served as an International Affairs Specialist for the US Department of the Interior.
Experience:
In 2009, Karla Campbell clerked for the judge whose seat she was nominated to fill, Sixth Circuit Judge Jane Stranch. Following that, Campbell became an associate at Stranch, Jennings & Garvey where she was later elevated to Partner and, finally, Of Counsel. Her work at the firm primarily involves a wide range of plaintiff’s side employment and labor law. An impressive 80% of her practice has been in federal courts.
Education:
Campbell earned her JD from Georgetown University Law Center and her BA from the University of Virginia, receiving honors at both institutions.
Professional Affiliations:
Karla Campbell is a member of the American, Tennessee, and Nashville Bar Associations; the board of directors of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee; the American Constitution Society, Nashville Lawyers Chapter; and the Lawyers Association for Women, Marion Griffin Chapter.