Isel Ramirez

Class of 2024

Isel Ramirez (she/her) is a San Bernardino native and the first in her family to pursue higher education Before starting law school, she double majored in Political Science and Chicanx Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, Class of 2020. She is a rising 2L in the Traditional Day Program.

Isel is passionate about empowering and uplifting marginalized communities like her hometown and communities alike. Over the summer, she had the opportunity to clerk at Public Counsel in the Community Development Project to provide support to small business owners, street vendors, and non-profit organizations. In addition to serving as a Judge Harry Pregerson Public Service Fellow, she is a Dean’s Fellow, an active member of the Latino Law Student Association, and the Academic Events Coordinator for the First Generation Law Student Association.

Nadia Salcedo Class of 2024

Born and raised in Southeast Los Angeles, Nadia (she/they) is a first-generation Latine third-year traditional day student As someone who has witnessed the impacts of the school-to-prison pipeline in her own community, Nadia seeks to explore the different areas of law that uphold the intersectional system disproportionately impacting young people of color, foster youth, and LGBTQIA+ youth into their adulthood.

Nadia spent their first summer at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA) on the Removal Defense team, providing legal services to those facing deportation. This past summer, they worked with the Collective for Liberatory Lawyering (C4LL), expanding their knowledge of education and probation law to develop projects that equip community-based organizations with legal knowledge to foster change ranging from dismantling the probation system to protecting young people's human right to education

With these experiences, she will continue to serve system-impacted people by offering legal tools that will help them empower themselves This year, Nadia will also serve as a Supervising Dean's Fellow, President for Advocates for Children's Rights, Vice President for the First Generation Law Students Association, and Events Coordinator for the Public Interest Law Student Committee.