Janet Crepps is Senior Counsel in the U.S. Legal Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights. Her work includes litigation fighting bans on “partial-birth abortions” and domestic policy work in the area of reproductive rights. Prior to working at the Center for Reproductive Rights, Ms. Crepps was a consultant for the Reproductive Freedom Project a the American Civil Liberties Union and a lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho. She also served as Assistant Public Defender in Anchorage, Alaska and previously worked in private practice.

In the words of the HLS community member who nominated her, “As a skilled litigator who has gracefully argued abortion rights cases before some of the hottest benches in the nation…Janet is fierce but kind; as a boss, she is compassionate but demands excellence. Her passion for her work and her dedication to clients is unparalleled.”

Ms. Crepps holds a J.D. from University of Washington Law School and a B.A. from the College of Idaho. Post-graduation, she clerked for the Honorable James Singleton of the Alaska Court of Appeals.