Sujatha Baliga

Sujatha Baliga (born 1970/1971)^[1] is an American attorney and restorative justice practitioner who won the MacArthur Fellowship in 2019.^[1][2]

Sujatha Baliga
Baliga in 2011
Born	1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)
Education	Harvard University (AB) University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD)
Occupations	Restorative justice practitioner public speaker attorney
Known for	Forgiveness restorative justice
Website	www.sujathabaliga.com

Biography

Baliga was born and raised in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.^[3] Baliga attended Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.^[4]

She is the director of the Restorative Justice Project at Impact Justice in Oakland, California. For her work there she was awarded a 2019 MacArthur "Genius" Grant.

She was one of two Oaklanders awarded the grant in 2019, the other being Walter Hood.^[5]

She prefers that her name be uncapitalized.^[6]

References

1. Schuessler, Jennifer (September 25, 2019). "MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners for 2019: The Full List". The New York Times. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
2. Haynes, Danielle (September 25, 2019). "MacArthur Foundation hands out 26 'genius grants". UPI. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
3. Tullis, Paul (January 4, 2014). "Can Forgiveness Play a Role in Criminal Justice?". The New York Times. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
4. "sujatha baliga, MacArthur Fellow". macfound.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
5. "2 Oakland Residents Receive MacArthur Genius Grants". CBS Bay Area. September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
6. Kelly, John (September 26, 2019). "Restorative Justice Leader sujatha baliga Named a MacArthur Genius". The Chronicle of Social Change. Retrieved April 19, 2023.