In Memoriam: A Tribute to Professor Daniel J. Freed

Yale Law Professor Daniel J. Freed, a cofounder of Federal Sentencing Reporter and a Vera trustee for nearly forty years, is a legendary figure in the worlds of sentencing, bail, and criminal justice generally. With his gentle but incisive approach, Dan Freed was—and still is—a moral and intellectual North Star for generations of lawyers, judges, professors, and criminal justice policymakers. No collection of articles or stories about Vera and sentencing would be complete without a discussion of Dan. A fellow Yale professor, a judge, and a former Yale Law School student offer their personal reflections about Dan Freed the reformer, the scholar, the colleague, the teacher, and the cherished friend.