Kayla Minton Kaufman

Legal Fellow

Kayla Minton Kaufman (she/they) is a Legal Fellow, co-sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center, at Democracy Forward.

Kayla graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2024, receiving the Lorri L. Jean Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Leadership & Advocacy, Associate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinic, and Special Pro Bono Pledge recognition. While at Georgetown, Kayla served as an Administrative Editor for the Georgetown Environmental Law Review and as Co-President for both OutLaw (LGBTQ+ Affinity Group) and Jewish Students for Justice. During her semesters, she worked as a student-attorney in Georgetown’s Appellate Litigation Clinic, a research assistant for Georgetown Climate Center and Professors Kevin Tobia and Brian Wolfman, an extern for Earthjustice and Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and a Pilates instructor at the law school’s gym. During her summers, she worked at ACLU National and the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project.

Before law school, Kayla worked professionally in theater as a director, producer, educator, and artistic administrator, including working at American Conservatory Theater and Santa Cruz Shakespeare in California, the National Women’s Theater Festival in North Carolina, and Portland Stage Company in Maine. Originally from California, Kayla graduated from Loyola Marymount University with B.A.s in both Theater Arts and Film and Television Production. She remains an enjoyer of many artistic hobbies as well as a nature enthusiast.