Braxton Thomas

Braxton Wheeler Thomas is a native Mississippian and a 3L at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She earned a Master of Arts in Southern Studies/Documentary Film from the University of Mississippi and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Millsaps College, where she was a varsity athlete on the women’s basketball team. Before entering law school, she worked as the staff assistant for Congressman Bennie G. Thompson, serving Mississippi’s second congressional district. As an aspiring civil rights attorney, her interests include social justice, legislative affairs, and sports law.

While in law school, Braxton has served as a 1L section representative and member at large for the Student Bar Association, interned for the Mississippi Center for Justice, and worked as a certified student attorney in the Mitchell Hamline Economic Inclusion Clinic.

Braxton is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and currently serves as the National Historian for the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA).