Jhaton White, a 2L student who last week was elected the first Black Editor-in-Chief of the Cardozo Law Review, was featured in a law.com story about the increase in diverse editors at law journals at schools around the nation.

He told law.com, "For representation purposes, I think it’s really important,” he said. “The school has been around since the 70s and has had Black students, but to see a Black student take the reins of such a relevant law review—I think it speaks volumes about what Black law students are capable of.”

White, who is Jamaican-American, was born and raised in the Bronx and credits his family as being his family as being his most important influences on his life, urging the importance of academics and he credits them with his academic success. He attended SUNY Albany for both undergraduate and graduate school, majoring in criminal justice and sociology and ultimately receiving a master's degree in criminal justice. His favorite topic in law school is tax law, with property and securities tied for second. He has participated in the Securities Arbitration Clinic and BLSA. This summer White will work at the New York office of Fried Frank.