January 10, 2020
The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project Board of Directors is proud to announce that Deputy Director Su Ming Yeh has been appointed as Interim Executive Director, following the departure of founding Executive Director Angus Love.
Since joining the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project in 2006, Ms. Yeh has proven a strong leader and integral member of the organization. She has served as PILP’s Deputy Director for several years and, prior to this role, as the Managing Attorney, both litigating and advising staff on the full breadth of prisoner’s rights cases arising out of Pennsylvania’s prisons, jails, and ICE facilities.
Su Ming brings extensive experience to the position. She has litigated dozens of prisoners’ rights cases, including a successful class action lawsuit, which resulted in over 5,000 incarcerated people in Pennsylvania state prisons receiving life-saving Hepatitis C treatment. She has also successfully argued before both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She earned her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School cum laude, where she is currently an adjunct professor.
Ms. Yeh is looking forward to serving in this critical role. “I am excited for this opportunity to continue with PILP in providing integral legal representation, advocacy, and resources for incarcerated people in Pennsylvania. I look forward to working in collaboration with the board, staff, and community in our exciting new phase of organizational growth.”
The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project Board of Directors is pleased that Su Ming Yeh has agreed to serve in this capacity as it continues implementing a transition plan to fill a permanent executive staff leader. PILP is committed to building upon our recent successes and continuing to provide excellent, free legal advocacy and resources to the over 14,000 people incarcerated in Pennsylvania who seek PILP’s assistance each year.
PILP thanks all of its partners, friends, and supporters, and looks forward to continuing its fight for justice together as it moves on to a great new chapter.