Phoebe (“Coco”) Sprague Gille

Scholar Criminal Law / Post-Conviction
Class of 2017
Coco Sprague

Coco Sprague Gille is an assistant public defender at the Shelby County Public Defender in Memphis, Tennessee.  She began her work there as a fellow, funded by a Texas Law Gideon’s Promise Fellowship. At Texas Law, Coco participated in the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Criminal Defense Clinic, and was active in the Women’s Law Caucus and Student Bar Association.  She interned with the Federal Public Defender in Houston, the Brennan Center for Justice in New York, and Capital Area Private Defender Services in Austin.