Amy Widman is a Professor at Rutgers Law School where she teaches administrative law and torts. Her research focuses on increasing access to justice in administrative decision-making processes at the federal, state, and local levels. She has recently written on what administrative law can learn from the access to justice movement generally, the role of state administrative law judges in increasing access to justice in their hearing rooms, and best practices for federal agencies to identify and reduce burdens on the public. She is currently studying models for nonlawyer representation and other forms of increased assistance in federal agency decision-making processes.
Additionally, Widman worked as a law faculty fellow in the Office of General Counsel at the Office of Management and Budget in 2022 and as a consultant with the Administrative Conference of the United States throughout 2022-2024. She received a B.A. from Northwestern University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.