Tracy Thomas

Tracy Thomas is a law professor and public scholar, nationally recognized for her work on constitutional law and legal history. Her research focuses on women and the law, with an interest in recovering women's stories. She is the director of the Center for Constitutional Law at the University of Akron School of Law. Her legal writings have appeared in the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Harvard Journal of Law & Gender, Minnesota Law Review, William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, and Constitutional Commentary. This work has been cited by numerous courts including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and D.C. Circuits, federal district courts in California, Florida, and Nebraska, and state supreme courts in Oregon, Washington, Georgia, Vermont, and Utah. She was featured in a podcast with the National Constitution Center, and is frequently quoted in the media including the Washington Post, The Atlantic, Time, Slate, and NPR. Previously, she was a lawyer at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C., and a judicial clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Los Angeles.

Thomas is the author of two books, with two more in progress. Her book The First Woman Judge: The Life and Legacy of Florence Allen will be published by the University of California Press in September 2026.