Sujatha Baliga
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Sujatha Baliga (born 1970/1971)[1] is an American attorney and restorative justice practitioner who won the MacArthur Fellowship in 2019.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]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.[5] She was one of two Oaklanders awarded the grant in 2019, the other being Walter Hood.[6]
Her approach to justice was significantly influenced by a meeting with the Dalai Lama when she was 24 years old. Seeking advice on how to work on behalf of oppressed people without being consumed by anger, she was advised to meditate and open her heart to the enemy. This guidance led her to intensive meditation practice and a shift toward restorative justice, which she views as a paradigm shift away from punitive systems toward healing and accountability.[7]
She prefers that her name be uncapitalized.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Schuessler, Jennifer (September 25, 2019). "MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners for 2019: The Full List". The New York Times. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ↑ Haynes, Danielle (September 25, 2019). "MacArthur Foundation hands out 26 'genius grants". UPI. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ↑ Tullis, Paul (January 4, 2014). "Can Forgiveness Play a Role in Criminal Justice?". The New York Times. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ↑ "sujatha baliga, MacArthur Fellow". macfound.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ↑ "sujatha baliga, Attorney and Restorative Justice Practitioner". MacArthur Foundation. Archived from the original on 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ "2 Oakland Residents Receive MacArthur Genius Grants". CBS Bay Area. September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ↑ baliga, sujatha (2026-05-27). "About sujatha". sujathabaliga.com. Archived from the original on 2026-01-18. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ Kelly, John (September 26, 2019). "Restorative Justice Leader sujatha baliga Named a MacArthur Genius". The Chronicle of Social Change. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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