Bobby Hodgson is the assistant legal director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, where he works on statewide civil rights and civil liberties impact litigation. He first joined the NYCLU in 2013 as a Skadden Fellow litigating and advocating on behalf of LGBTQ students, and he has worked extensively on advocacy related to LGBTQ rights. Other ongoing work includes litigation focused on immigrants’ rights, police misconduct, and transparency.
Prior to working at the NYCLU, Hodgson was a law clerk to Judge David O. Carter of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from Harvard College.