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Judd Legum (born December 8, 1978) is an American journalist, lawyer, and political staffer.


Early life

Legum was born in
Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
. Legum earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy analysis from Pomona College and a
Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from Georgetown University Law Center in 2003. After graduating from law school, Legum became a member of the Maryland State Bar Association.


Career

Legum founded '' ThinkProgress'' in 2005, running it for two years before leaving in 2007 to join Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign as research director. Following the 2008 campaign, he practiced law in Maryland before returning to ''ThinkProgress'' in 2011, and became the site's editor-in-chief in May 2012. Under his supervision, the site grew up to a 40-person newsroom that earned 10 million unique visitors a month. In 2010, Legum unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates. Legum has drawn notice for reporting and commentary on a range of political topics, including the 2016 presidential campaign, campaign finance, the legacy of Martin Luther King in contemporary politics, and the media's role in politics. In 2018, Legum announced he was leaving ''ThinkProgress'' to develop an independent newsletter, to be published through Substack. Legum joins Matt Taibbi and Daniel Lavery as early participants in the company's publishing model. Legum's newsletter, called "Popular Information", is Substack's first politically-focused publication. It launched July 23, 2018.


References

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