Staff

Julia Brown

Tech Counsel

Julia Brown is tech counsel at Protect Democracy, where she develops litigation and policy strategies at the intersection of AI and democracy. She has spent her career analyzing and challenging how government power affects civil rights, civil liberties, and democratic governance. Before joining Protect Democracy, Julia advised elected officials and grassroots groups on criminal legal reform and countering federal overreach at the Wren Collective. Previously, she directed advocacy at the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project and represented death-sentenced clients in post conviction proceedings in Georgia. Julia clerked for Justice Brian Morris of the Montana Supreme Court and is a graduate of New York University School of Law and the University of North Carolina.