TAP Announces Amity Boye as its New Executive Director
The Appellate Project welcomes Amity Boye as its next Executive Director! Amity steps into this role as TAP begins a new chapter within the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law (CRIL) at NYU School of Law.
“I am honored and thrilled to lead The Appellate Project as it enters a new era. The opportunity to help the next generation of lawyers find their way into the profession feels especially meaningful in the current moment.
More than ever, issues of profound consequence are coming before high courts, and it matters who is in the room making and arguing those decisions. I am inspired that Juvaria recognized this early on and created TAP to broaden who gets the opportunity to be there. We now have an extraordinary opportunity to carry that vision forward in our new home at NYU Law School, drawing on the leadership and leading voice of the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law.
I am excited to engage with the TAP community as we build on this movement together to reshape the profession—and ultimately the justice system—to better reflect the people it serves.” — Amity Boye, Executive Director, The Appellate Project
Amity's career has been defined by the same conviction that drives TAP: that the legal profession is strongest when it reflects the full range of talent and experience in society. She brings a unique blend of skillsets to this position, drawing on her experiences as an appellate practitioner, seasoned nonprofit executive, and corporate leader.
As Executive Director of the International Law Students Association, she led the world’s largest moot court competition, the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court. Amity led the organization through a period of transition and growth, developing a long-term strategy, professionalizing operations, expanding participation, and securing new sponsors. Her work also created pathways for aspiring lawyers to develop their skills and find their place in the profession.
More recently, she served as the Chief of Staff at White & Case where she helped advance the firm’s global strategic priorities. She also helped develop and build out the firm’s pro bono programming, building relationships with nonprofit organizations, and advancing a broader vision of what the legal profession can be—one that sees public service as integral to its purpose.
Amity began her legal career as a clerk on the Florida Supreme Court and has maintained an appellate docket since then. She understands firsthand the challenges and opportunities in navigating this important area of law, and the impact that the appellate system has on all of us.
Amity steps into this role at a pivotal moment with the support of TAP and CRIL behind her:
“Amity came into this process with a rare combination of skills: appellate experience, senior leadership in Big Law, nonprofit management, fundraising, and a proven track record running one of the world's largest moot court competitions while working with law students across the country. This is not her first experience stepping into and leading an organization at a moment of transition, and she has proven her skill in this space. But more than that, Amity brings passion and commitment to this work and TAP’s community. We are excited to see her bring new ideas and her leadership skills to TAP as it begins this next chapter at CRIL.” — Juvaria S. Khan, Founder, The Appellate Project
“I have deep admiration for the community Juvaria and The Appellate Project have built, and for TAP’s ambitious vision for the appellate field. As TAP begins this next chapter in its new home at CRIL, I am thrilled to welcome Amity as its new Executive Director. She brings the leadership experience, thoughtfulness, and relationship-building skills to build on TAP’s extraordinary foundation and to think strategically about how it can serve its students, mentors, supporters, and broader community in the years ahead, including its growing network of alumni as they move through and help shape the profession. I am excited to work with Amity as TAP enters this next stage.” — Patrice Sulton, Executive Director of Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at NYU School of Law
Through the support of TAP's community of students, alumni, volunteers, and supporters, we have built the programming, relationships, and pathways needed to support emerging appellate advocates over the past seven years. And with Amity at the helm, this work continues as we strive to build an appellate bar that reflects all the communities it serves.
