Jennifer A. Holmes is the Director of the Election Protection Hub at Public Rights Project (PRP). An experienced civil rights litigator and advocate, she joins PRP after almost a decade at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF). Most recently, Jenny served as Deputy Director of Litigation at LDF, helping develop and implement the organization’s economic justice litigation strategy, with a focus on fighting for fair housing and combatting attacks on DEI efforts. 

Jenny has extensive experience with voting rights, economic justice, and educational equity cases, including major matters involving voter access and felony disenfranchisement. She was lead counsel in HAUL v. Abbott, a case challenging a wide-ranging Texas law (SB1) that restricted voting access in ways that burdened voters of color and voters with disabilities. Jenny was also part of the litigation team in Jones v. DeSantis, which challenged a Florida law that barred people with felony convictions from voting due to unpaid fines and fees. Jenny’s work also included frequent voter education and election-day rapid response.

Prior to LDF, Jenny served as a law clerk to the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She also worked at the law firm Covington & Burling, LLP. A native of Washington, D.C., Jenny received her juris doctorate from Stanford Law School and her bachelor of arts degree from Yale University with distinction in political science.