Overview
Tyler Finn joined Susman Godfrey after clerking for Judge Amalya Kearse of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge Ronnie Abrams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was an Essays and Reviews Editor for the Columbia Law Review and a recipient of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg prize. Before entering the legal profession, Tyler served as an electoral officer with the Organization of American States, providing electoral assistance to governments throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. He holds a master’s degree in comparative politics from New York University and a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College.
Honors & Distinctions
Honors and Awards
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Prize
- Wilfred Feinberg Prize
- Charles Bathgate Beck Prize
- James Kent Scholar
- Essays and Reviews Editor, Columbia Law Review
Clerkships
- Honorable Ronnie Abrams, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Honorable Amalya Kearse, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
Education
- Columbia Law School (J.D.)
- New York University (M.A. in Politics)
- Oberlin College (B.A., Politics, with High Honors)
Admissions
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- New York
Publications
- Qualified Immunity Formalism: “Clearly Established Law” and the Right to Record Police Activity, 119 Colum. L. Rev. 445 (2019)
