Tiffany Williams Brewer

Honorable Tiffany Williams Brewer is a professor, arbitrator, former judge and nonprofit CEO. Judge Brewer is a former NJ Administrative Law Judge and currently serves as the first African-American appointed by the NJ Governor to Chair the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation, an independent investigatory agency empowered to expose organized crime, government fraud and corruption. Throughout her career, Judge Brewer has served in high profile leadership roles in government including as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Deputy Chief Counsel to the NJ Governor, Chief Counsel to the Speaker of the NJ General Assembly, NJ Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, and Regulatory Officer (agency counsel) to the NJ Civil Service Commission. In private practice, she has served as a litigation associate at several large law firms in MA and NJ. Judge Brewer started her career as a law clerk to the Honorable Frederick L. Brown in the Massachusetts Appeals Court. During law school, Judge Brewer had the unique opportunity to serve as an intern at the White House for the Office of Legal Counsel. Prior to law school, she also served as the Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Bill Bradley.

As an active leader in the profession, Judge Brewer currently serves as Vice Chair of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association and as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

She teaches courses at Howard University School of Law in Evidence, Professional Responsibility, Legislation & Regulation and Black Women & the Law. She is also an international lecturer and trainer in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, India and throughout the African continent. Her scholarly focus examines intersectional identities with themes of racial justice, ethics, gender equity, global women’s leadership, and criminal justice reform for women and girls.

In addition to her legal career, Judge Brewer is a pastor and Founder/CEO of the Esther Project & the Esther Institute for the Advancement of Women and Girls. Judge Brewer is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.