Biography

Andrea Roth joined Stanford Law as a fellow in 2008. Her writing and research focuses on the implications of the use of complex scientific evidence in the courtroom, the continuing viability of the lay jury, and quantification of burdens of proof.

Previously, Roth worked for eight years as a felony trial and appellate attorney at the Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia. She was a founding member of PDS's forensic practice group, and for the past seven years has studied and litigated the use of DNA evidence in criminal trials. She has argued over 25 appeals before the D.C. Court of Appeals and Second Circuit and has submitted several amicus briefs to the United States Supreme Court. Before joining PDS, she served as a law clerk to Justice Dana Fabe of the Alaska Supreme Court.

Roth is a 1998 graduate of Yale Law School, where she was a member editor of the Yale Law Journal, served as a teaching assistant to Professor Judith Resnik, and shared the prize for best presentation in Yale's mock trial competition. She received degrees in mathematics and political science from the University of New Mexico in 1995.

Publications

• Andrea L. Roth, Safety in Numbers?: Deciding When DNA Alone Is Enough To Convict, 85 N.Y.U. L. Rev. __ (2010) (forthcoming).
• Andrea L. Roth & Edward J. Ungvarsky, Data Sharing in Forensic Science: Consequences for the Legal System, in Proceedings of the Joint Statistical Meeting, American Statistical Association, 469-76 (2009).
• Frederika A. Kaestle, Ricky A. Kittles, Andrea L. Roth, & Edward J. Ungvarsky, Database Limitations on the Evidentiary Value of Forensic Mitochondrial DNA Evidence, 43 Amer. Crim. L. Rev. 53 (2006).
• Andrea L. Roth and Edward J. Ungvarsky, Book Review, Forensic Identification and Criminal Justice: Forensic Science, Justice, and Risk, by Carole McCartney, 8 Law, Probability and Risk 55 (2009).

Publications & Cases

• Andrea L. Roth and Edward J. Ungvarsky, Book Review, Forensic Identification and Criminal Justice: Forensic Science, Justice, and Risk, by Carole McCartney, 8 Law, Probability and Risk 55 (2009).
• Frederika A. Kaestle, Ricky A. Kittles, Andrea L. Roth, & Edward J. Ungvarsky, Database Limitations on the Evidentiary Value of Forensic Mitochondrial DNA Evidence, 43 Amer. Crim. L. Rev. 53 (2006).