Robert Ranney is a part-time first-year student at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. He graduated cum laude from Bellarmine University with majors in political science and theology. As an undergraduate student, Robert interned for Judge A.C. McKay Chauvin in Jefferson County Circuit Court Division 8 and the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office, where he now works in the Domestic Violence Intake Center. During the summer of 2018, Robert studied the history, politics and religious traditions of the Middle East while in Jerusalem, Israel and Cairo, Egypt. Through his participation in the Human Rights Advocacy Program, Robert plans to establish a local legal clinic for undocumented immigrants who have been victims of crimes. The clinic will help qualified undocumented victims seeking U Nonimmigrant Status Visas to increase rates of prosecution of crimes in which the victim is undocumented, as well as assist undocumented victims of domestic violence in submitting VAWA self-petitions to attain lawful permanent resident status. In his little free time, Robert enjoys spending time with his fiancée and attending Mass as frequently as possible.
