Vice President, Law and the Courts, Rewire News
2020 Guest Speaker
Jessica Mason Pieklo is the vice president, law and the courts, overseeing legal reporting and analysis. She is also the co-host of Rewire.News’ podcast Boom! Lawyered.
Jessica has over a decade of experience as a former litigator, and taught law for four years before transitioning to journalism. She was part of the SCOTUSblog symposium on abortion rights following Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt and won the Excellence in Online Journalism award in 2018 from the Association of LGBTQ Journalists. She has participated in numerous panels including at NYU Law School; University of Arkansas; University of Colorado; University of Utah, among others. Boom! Lawyered won Podcast of the Year in 2017 from the Population Institute.