Ariel Test

Ariel Test is an experienced attorney currently serving at the Metropolitan Public Defender since February 2023. Prior to this role, Ariel Test held the position of Chief of Staff at Agenda for Children from February 2022 to December 2022. From 2015 to February 2022, Ariel Test worked at the Louisiana Center for Children's Rights, advancing from Staff Attorney to Director of Civil Legal Services and Special Projects, and ultimately to Managing Director. Ariel Test also gained experience as a Staff Attorney at Orleans Public Defenders from September 2009 to May 2013, and earlier held the position of Staff Attorney at the Louisiana Center for Children's Rights from 2013 to 2014. Ariel Test earned a Doctor of Law (JD) in Public Interest from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art History from UCLA.