Jane Stoever is a professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, where she directs the Domestic Violence Clinic and the Initiative to End Family Violence and teaches Family Law and Legal Ethics. She also co-chairs the Orange County Domestic Violence Death Review Team. Her research concerns legal and societal responses to domestic violence, and her scholarship includes numerous law review articles and op-eds and the new book The Politicization of Safety. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center. She lives in Irvine with her spouse and their three children.
Democratic Party County Central Committee — Democratic PartyCandidate for Member, Assembly District 74

Jane Stoever
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My Top 3 Priorities
- As a UC Irvine Law professor and mother of three young children, I am committed to strengthening public education and making public colleges more affordable.
- As an advocate for domestic violence survivors, I will prioritize safety from gender-based violence, preventing gun violence, and achieving economic equality.
- As a human being, I want to ensure that the Democratic Party is standing up against Trump's attacks on immigrants, healthcare, our clean air and water, and more.
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Georgetown University Law Center — Master of Laws (LL.M.), Advocacy (2008)
Harvard Law School — Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law (2003)
University of Kansas — Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English (2000)
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