Columbia Law School graduate awarded inaugural Singer Social Justice Fellowship
Columbia Law School graduate Christopher D. Wilds ’15 has been awarded the inaugural Herbert and Nell Singer Social Justice Fellowship in recognition of his substantial commitment, ability and preparation for making a difference as a public interest lawyer.
As a Singer Fellow, Wilds will join the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund as a staff attorney, with a focus on K-12 school desegregation cases. After the one-year fellowship, he will clerk for Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
“Personally, The Herbert and Nell Singer Social Justice Fellowship represents the ability to overcome the kind of financial obstacles that often force young lawyers, in particular people of color, to choose careers outside of the public interest field,” Wilds said. “With the assistance of the Singer Fellowship, I will have the extraordinary opportunity to work at LDF, the nation’s leading civil rights organization, while developing the lawyering skills and social justice contacts that will aid me throughout my public interest legal career.”