After graduating from The American University’s School of Public Affairs in 2003 with Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Ms. Raftery received her Juris Doctorate in 2006 from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. During law school, Ms. Raftery studied Comparative Constitutional Law under Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who provided an in-depth analysis on the rights of individuals held as enemy combatants by the United States. Ms. Raftery is admitted to practice law in the State of California, as well as the in the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern districts of the United States District Court. Matthew B. Learned