About Michelle
Michelle Carmon is a passionate public servant with more than 11 combined years of government and non-profit experience. They are a lawyer admitted to the bar in New York state and a graduate student in the master's level Vermont Law and Graduate School Professional Certificate in Restorative Justice program.
Michelle currently works for the Center for Justice Innovation as a Senior Project Manager on the Research-Practice Strategies team. Prior to that, they were an assistant district attorney from 2014 to 2022. Michelle started in the New York County District Attorney's Office in 2014 where they gained significant experience prosecuting both felony and misdemeanor cases, including domestic violence, DWI, drug sale and possession, and identity theft. In 2018, Michelle transferred to the Bronx County District Attorney's Office to join the Alternatives to Incarceration Bureau, later renamed to the Community Justice Bureau. Michelle is passionate about restorative justice, criminal legal system reform, domestic violence prevention, disability rights, and animal welfare.
Michelle is a 2014 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, where they were a Dean's Scholar and a Law and Public Service Program Fellow. Their coursework included an externship with the Virginia Attorney General's Office in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and a mental health law clinic, as well as courses in criminal investigation, criminal procedure, trial advocacy, and negotiation.
Michelle was the 2013 winner of the Bob Barker Prize in Animal Law, Ethics and Rights. They actively participated in pro bono and other volunteer work, and received recognition for completing the Virginia Law 75-Hour Pro Bono Challenge. Michelle was also a member of the senior editorial boards of the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law and the Virginia Law and Business Review.
Prior to law school, Michelle spent three years working as a paralegal at Legal Aid of North Carolina, where they represented indigent clients in Medicaid and Social Security disability cases under attorney supervision. They hold a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University.
Michelle currently works for the Center for Justice Innovation as a Senior Project Manager on the Research-Practice Strategies team. Prior to that, they were an assistant district attorney from 2014 to 2022. Michelle started in the New York County District Attorney's Office in 2014 where they gained significant experience prosecuting both felony and misdemeanor cases, including domestic violence, DWI, drug sale and possession, and identity theft. In 2018, Michelle transferred to the Bronx County District Attorney's Office to join the Alternatives to Incarceration Bureau, later renamed to the Community Justice Bureau. Michelle is passionate about restorative justice, criminal legal system reform, domestic violence prevention, disability rights, and animal welfare.
Michelle is a 2014 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, where they were a Dean's Scholar and a Law and Public Service Program Fellow. Their coursework included an externship with the Virginia Attorney General's Office in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and a mental health law clinic, as well as courses in criminal investigation, criminal procedure, trial advocacy, and negotiation.
Michelle was the 2013 winner of the Bob Barker Prize in Animal Law, Ethics and Rights. They actively participated in pro bono and other volunteer work, and received recognition for completing the Virginia Law 75-Hour Pro Bono Challenge. Michelle was also a member of the senior editorial boards of the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law and the Virginia Law and Business Review.
Prior to law school, Michelle spent three years working as a paralegal at Legal Aid of North Carolina, where they represented indigent clients in Medicaid and Social Security disability cases under attorney supervision. They hold a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University.
