The Coalition

The Coalition for Prior Conviction Impeachment Reform (the “Coalition”), founded in 2021 by Anna Roberts and Julia Simon-Kerr, is a group of 11 law professors, each of whom has written about prior conviction impeachment. Coalition members have authored a report on the need for prior conviction reform in association with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, authored two amicus briefs in state supreme court cases related to prior conviction impeachment, spoken on the issue to judges, defense bar associations and other attorney groups, and presented on the issue to the Advisory Committee for the Federal Rules of Evidence.