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Blaine
Bookey

Adjunct Professor of Law and Legal Director, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies

Biography

Blaine oversees strategic litigation, policy and advocacy, and research on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers, as well as provision of technical assistance and training to attorneys across the country. Blaine also teaches courses in human rights as an Adjunct Professor at UC Law SF.

Prior to joining CGRS, Blaine served as a law clerk to the Honorable Dolores K. Sloviter of the Third Circuit and as a fellow with the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux in Port au Prince, Haiti. Before law school, she worked as an immigration paralegal for several years.

Expertise

Education

  1. University of Oxford Faculty of Law

    M.S. in International Human Rights Law Candidate (expected completion 2024)

  2. UC Law SF College of the Law

    J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif

  3. Northwestern University

    B.A. in Social Policy and Gender Studies

Accomplishments

  1. Top Women Lawyers in California, Daily Journal 2020

  2. David Carliner Public Interest Award, American Constitution Society 2016

Selected Scholarship

  1. Scotus Update: Defeating Remain in Mexico July 1, 2022

  2. On Biden's MPP Revival: Another Broken Promise October 22, 2022

  3. The Biden-Harris Administration Must Take Decisive Action to Restore Asylum, with Brianna Krong, January 21, 2021

    Ms.

  4. As Trump Doubles Down, Courts Side with Immigrant Women Seeking Asylum, with Brianna Krong August 21, 2020

    Ms.

  5. Asylum protection for women fleeing domestic violence August 18, 2020

    Daily Journal

  6. Federal Court Reaffirms U.S. As Safe Haven for Domestic Violence Survivors May 1, 2020

    Ms.

  7. Immigrant Women Too: The Legal Fight to Ensure Safe Haven for Survivors July 2019

    San Francisco Attorney Magazine

Courses

  1. Human Rights - Rule of Law in Haiti
  2. International Human Rights

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