Presenting the Jacob Burns Center Award for Professional Courage to Elizabeth (Liz) Oyer

Authors

Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law
Elizabeth (Liz) Oyer

Files

Event Date

9-9-2025

Description

Liz Oyer served in the Department of Justice as United States Pardon Attorney from April 2022 to March 2025, overseeing the Office of the Pardon Attorney. In that role, she was responsible for reviewing applications from individuals across the country seeking pardons and commutations of sentence and preparing recommendations for the President concerning the exercise of his constitutional clemency power. The Pardon Attorney is a career-reserved position in the Senior Executive Service; it is not a political appointment.

Disciplines

Law | Legal Education

Recommended Citation

Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law and Oyer, Elizabeth (Liz), "Presenting the Jacob Burns Center Award for Professional Courage to Elizabeth (Liz) Oyer" (2025). Event Invitations 2025. 5.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/event-invitations-2025/5