Susan Estrich was born on December 16,1952 and is an American lawyer, professor, author, political operative, and political commentator.
18 Facts About Susan Estrich
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Susan Estrich is known for serving as the campaign manager for Michael Dukakis in 1988 and for serving in 2016 as legal counsel to the former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes.
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Susan Estrich grew up in Marblehead on the Massachusetts North Shore, where she attended the Dr Samuel C Eveleth School.
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Susan Estrich graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College in 1974, and received her JD degree from Harvard Law School in 1977.
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In 1976, Susan Estrich was elected the first female president of the Harvard Law Review, where she ran against Merrick Garland.
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In 1983, Susan Estrich was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board.
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Susan Estrich was the first female campaign manager of a major presidential campaign, and the first female campaign manager of the modern era.
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Susan Estrich has served on the Board of Editorial Contributors for USA Today.
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Susan Estrich writes a nationally syndicated print column distributed through Creators Syndicate.
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Susan Estrich is currently a law professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and a political science professor at its affiliated undergraduate school.
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In 2004, Susan Estrich challenged Los Angeles Times editorial page editor Michael Kinsley for under-representing women on the editorial page.
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Susan Estrich was outspoken during the 2008 presidential race, particularly on the subject of women in politics in light of the candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin.
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Susan Estrich supported Clinton in the Democratic primaries, and was strongly critical of Palin.
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In October 2018, Susan Estrich joined Boies Schiller Flexner LLP as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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Susan Estrich was quoted claiming that the accusation was "categorically false" and "part of a scheme to extort money from Mr Black".
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In 1986, Susan Estrich married screenwriter, professor and former speechwriter Marty Kaplan, with whom she has a daughter, Isabel, and a son, James.
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Susan Estrich is Jewish, having celebrated becoming a Bat Mitzvah at Temple Israel in Swampscott, Massachusetts, and has written about her religion in her column.
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Susan Estrich is portrayed by Allison Janney in the film Bombshell.