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James Craven

Manager of Legal Studies, Cato Institute

James Craven is the Manager of Legal Studies at the Cato Institute. His work is focused on keeping public officials accountable for misconduct and defending the right to a trial by jury. Craven is a former trial attorney who managed a criminal defense practice for several years in North Carolina.

Prior to joining Cato, Craven served as acting director of Reason Foundation’s Criminal Justice Reform Policy Team, where he helped engineer North Carolina’s recodification commission and published several studies on the impact of fines, fees, and license suspensions.

Craven received his JD from Georgetown University Law Center in 2013.

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