Dec 5, 2019
Tanya Acker serves as one of three judges on CBS Television
Distribution’s syndicated court hit HOT BENCH, created by Judge
Judy Sheindlin. The program returned for its sixth season on
September 9, 2019. During the 2018-2019 season, HOT BENCH was the
#3 first-run program in daytime television, delivering 3.1 million
daily viewers. Acker is also host of “The Tanya Acker Show”
podcast.
After graduating from Yale, Acker served as a judicial law clerk to
the Honorable Dorothy Wright Nelson on the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals.
After her clerkship, the Office of the Solicitor General in the
U.S. Department of Justice awarded Acker a Bristow Fellowship.
While working as a Bristow Fellow, Acker drafted Supreme Court
briefs and helped prepare the Solicitor General for oral argument
before the High Court. Among the cases on which Acker worked was
Clinton v Jones, where she assisted both the Solicitor General and
President Clinton’s personal attorneys in preparing for oral
argument.
In private practice, Acker’s legal work spanned a broad variety of
matters, from civil litigation involving public and private
entities, to various constitutional cases, to providing
constitutional cases, to the provision of business counseling and
advice.
Acker received her B.A. degree at Howard University in 1992, where
she graduated summa cum laude and was a member of Phi Beta
Kappa.
Her first book, “Make Your Case,” is scheduled for release on
August 25, 2020.
HOT BENCH is seen weekdays all across the country. Check your local listings.
JONES.SHOW is a weekly podcast featuring host Randall Kenneth
Jones (author, speaker & creative communications consultant) and
Susan C. Bennett (the original voice of Siri).
Tanya Acker’s Social Media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tanyaackerofficial/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tanyaacker/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanyaacker
Podcast: https://tanyaackershow.com/
HOT BENCH Social Media
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HotBenchTV
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HotBench
Web: www.hotbench.tv
Jones.Show’s Social Media
Join us in the Jones.Show Lounge on Facebook
Twitter (Randy): https://twitter.com/randallkjones
Instagram (Randy): https://www.instagram.com/randallkennethjones/
Facebook (Randy): https://www.facebook.com/mindzoo/
LinkedIn (Randy): https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallkennethjones/
Web: RandallKennethJones.com
Twitter (Susan): https://twitter.com/SiriouslySusan
Instagram (Susan): https://www.instagram.com/siriouslysusan/
Facebook (Susan): https://www.facebook.com/siriouslysusan/
LinkedIn (Susan): https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-bennett-8607312/
Web: SusanCBennett.com