Laquisha Ross

Laquisha joined the Kansas Federal Public Defender in 2014 after working in the Trial Judiciary section of the Office of Military Commissions in Washington, D.C., and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She graduated from Duke University and Howard University School of Law. After graduating from law school, Laquisha served 6 years of active duty in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG). She currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, JAG Corps.

As an assistant federal public defender, Laquisha created the office’s restorative-justice reentry program at USP Leavenworth and chairs our compassionate release initiative. In addition to her casework, Laquisha is an adjunct professor in the criminal-law department at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School.

Outside of work, Laquisha is involved with the Kansas City, Missouri Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and serves as a board member for the Richard Allen Cultural Center and Museum in Leavenworth, Kansas.

In her spare time, Laquisha is busy raising her son, dancing, and doing yoga.