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Education

J.D., Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
M.S., Loyola University of Chicago
B.S., Grand Valley State University

Biography

Arti Walker-Peddakotla (she/they) is a William H. Hastie Fellow at University of Wisconsin Law School. Their scholarship focuses on the intersection of tech and privacy law, state and local government law, and abolition and movement law.

Prior to receiving the Hastie Fellowship, Walker-Peddakotla was a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow where they researched abolitionist movements at the local level, including the use of cybersurvillence technologies by local governments and their impact on the local prison-industrial complex. Walker-Peddakotla served in local elected office from 2019-2022 as an Oak Park Village Trustee. 

Walker-Peddakotla received their J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where they co-created and co-taught the LAW156: Abolition and Movement Lawyering course. They received an M.S. in Microbiology and Immunology from Loyola University of Chicago, and received their B.S. in Biology from Grand Valley State University. Walker-Peddakotla is a U.S. Army veteran, having served for six years of enlisted active duty service.