Elizabeth A. Henneke

Elizabeth Henneke is the Chief Executive Officer of the Lone Star Justice Alliance, a nonprofit legal organization dedicated to improving the lives of youth and emerging adults in the justice system since August 2017. Previously, Elizabeth served as a Policy Attorney at the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition and held the position of Audrey Irmas Clinical Teaching Fellow at USC Gould School of Law, where supervision of students in legal clinics and teaching contributed to significant legal education. Elizabeth's experience also includes working as an Associate at Williams & Connolly LLP, where key responsibilities involved first-chairing trials and arguing criminal appeals, as well as judicial law clerk roles at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Elizabeth holds a Doctor of Law degree from The University of Texas School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Yale University, complemented by a Fulbright Scholarship experience in South Korea.