Zara Mokhtar

Class of 2024

Zara is a fourth-year law student possessing a keen interest in criminal, human, and civil rights law This past summer, Zara was a law clerk for the Jails Project at the ACLU of Southern California. There, her primary focus was on advocating for the rights of incarcerated individuals in Los Angeles County jails and ensuring that individuals were treated fairly and that proper sanitary conditions were maintained within facilities. Her dedicated efforts aimed to uphold the fundamental rights and dignity of those in custody.

Zara is a returning Judge Harry Pregerson Public Service Fellow and has held student leadership positions with Southwestern’s Mass Incarceration Awareness Law Society, Delta Theta Phi, and as a Senior Advocate for the Trial Advocacy Honors Program. Alongside her student roles, Zara has also served as a law clerk for the Loyola Project for the Innocent and for the Trial Unit of the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Central District of California