Background
Johnsen, Dawn E. was born in 1961.
Johnsen, Dawn E. was born in 1961.
Bachelor in Economics & Political Science summa cum laude, Yale University, 1983. Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1986.
Law clerk to Honorary Richard D. Cudahy United States Court Appeals (7th circuit), Chicago, 1986—1987. Staff counsel fellow Reproductive Freedom Project American Civil Liberties Union, New York, 1987—1988. Legal director National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Pro-Choice America (formerly National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League), 1988—1993.
Deputy assistant attorney general Office of Legal Counsel, United States Department Justice, Washington, 1993—1996, acting assistant attorney general, 1997—1998. Professor law Indiana University Maurer School Law, Bloomington, since 1998, Ira C. Batman faculty fellow, since 2004. Speaker in field.
Member of American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (national board member, co-chair Issue Group on Separation of Powers and Federalism), Phi Beta Kappa.