NYU LAW — When Dean Troy McKenzie clerked for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the justice encouraged McKenzie and his fellow clerks to pay particular attention to a handful of outstanding lawyers when they argued before the Court. One of the advocates Stevens singled out was Aronson Family Professor of Criminal Justice Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), which provides legal representation to individuals who have been illegally convicted, unfairly sentenced, or abused in jail and prison.