Stacy Rupprecht Jane

Stacy Rupprecht Jane is the Director of i4J and has two decades of experience in community advocacy and expanding the reach of civil legal services for under-represented populations. Her research focuses on the application of human-centered design, systems thinking, and participatory action research to social justice issues including eviction, debt collection, and domestic violence. Advancing legal empowerment through regulatory reform of the legal profession is also a core component of Stacy’s research. Prior to launching i4J , she worked in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona and served as an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. Stacy has been appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission since 2021. She received the Association of American Law Schools' Deborah L. Rhode Award in 2022, which honors the contributions, service, and leadership of Deborah Rhode by recognizing new trailblazers in legal education and the legal profession. She was named a University of Arizona Woman of Impact in 2022. Stacy received the Arizona State Bar Award of Special Merit in 2020 for her contributions to the furtherance of public understanding of the legal system, the administration of justice, and confidence in the legal profession. Stacy earned a B.A. from Trinity University and a J.D. from the University of Arizona.