11 Facts About Joan Biskupic

1.

Joan Biskupic is an American journalist, author, and lawyer who has covered the United States Supreme Court since 1989.

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Joan Biskupic received her high school diploma from Benet Academy, a B A degree in Journalism from Marquette University, an M A degree in English from the University of Oklahoma, and a JD degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

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One of her brothers, Steven M Biskupic was born on 1961, and is a former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, now in private practice.

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4.

From 1989 to 1992, Joan Biskupic was a legal affairs writer for Congressional Quarterly.

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5.

Joan Biskupic was awarded the 1991 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting on Congress for her coverage of the Clarence Thomas hearings for Congressional Quarterly.

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6.

Joan Biskupic's work was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 2015.

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7.

Joan Biskupic regularly appears as a commentator on other television and radio programs.

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8.

Joan Biskupic is a regular panelist on Washington Week and has appeared on The Diane Rehm Show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Nightline, Face the Nation, and Stay Tuned with Preet.

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9.

Joan Biskupic was awarded three residential fellowships at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in 2003,2004 and 2008, for work on these biographies.

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10.

Joan Biskupic has been a member of the District of Columbia bar since 1994.

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11.

Joan Biskupic received Honorary Doctors of Laws from Georgetown University in May 2014 and Marquette University in May 2010.

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