California Western School of Law Alumna Charisma X. Howell ’06 Returns to Georgetown University

SAN DIEGO (March 17, 2024) — California Western School of Law (CWSL) is proud to announce that Charisma X. Howell ’06 recently returned to Georgetown as a Visiting Associate Professor and Director of the Georgetown Street Law program, which provides professional development for law students while actively engaging with the D.C. community by teaching law to high school students. Professor Howell had previously served as a visiting professor and as co-director of the Street Law program. 

In her stint away from the program, Professor Howell was the deputy director and legal counsel of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in the District of Columbia, Executive Office of the Mayor. In this position, she collaborated with local juvenile and adult justice agencies to create policies at the intersections of justice and education to improve outcomes for citizens. 

While at California Western, Professor Howell participated in the Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy’s Trial Skills Academy, being named “Best Advocate,” despite being the only student among 75 trial attorneys. She also interned at the California Innocence Project, helping to free the wrongfully incarcerated. She completed her degree in two and a half years.