Susan Finkelstein Finkelstein Zinn

Background

Zinn, Susan Finkelstein was born on April 25, 1957 in New York City. Daughter of Lawrence Stanley and Marina (Salvin) Finkelstein.

Education

Bachelor, Hampshire College, 1979; Juris Doctor with honors, University Texas, 1983.

Career

Law clerk, United States District Judge George Kazen Southern District, Laredo, Texas, 1984-1985; staff attorney, Texas Rural Legal Aid, San Antonio, 1985-1990; director health law program, Texas Rural Legal Aid, San Antonio, since 1990; private practice, San Antonio, since 1996. Adjunct Professor St. Mary's School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, since 1994.

Achievements

• Bar: Texas 1983, United States District Court (western district) Texas 1985, United States District Court (eastern district) Texas 1993, United States District Court (northern district) Texas 1992, United States District Court (southern district) 1984, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1989, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1990.

Membership

Co-vice president political affairs Bexar County Women's Political Caucus, San Antonio, Texas, 1994-1995, vice president for appointments, 1995-1998. Board directors Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Control Texas, 1998, member of advisory committee 1997, member finance committee, since 1998, member long range planning committee, since 1999. Member American Bar Association (litigation section, chair consumer and personnel rights committee 1992-1993, co-chair, pro bono and public interest committee 1990-1992), Texas Appellate Resource Center (board member, Executive Committee since 1990).

Connections

Married Larry I. Zinn, October 2, 1993.