News About Supreme Court Clerks

Virginia, Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Chicago contributed the most clerks to the U.S. Supreme Court from 2007-2024. 

2026 Court Term

• 12.8.24 Chris Baldacci ’22 To Clerk at U.S. Supreme Court

2024 Court Term

• 3.14.24 Katharine Janes ’21 To Clerk at U.S. Supreme Court
• 1.6.23 Erin Brown ’21 To Clerk at U.S. Supreme Court
• 9.1.22 Rachel Daley ’21 To Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch

2023 Court Term

• 9.25.23 Nathaniel Sutton ’21 Serves as U.S. Supreme Court Clerk
• 8.4.20 Avery Rasmussen ’21 To Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

2022 Court Term

• 5.2.22 Henry Dickman ’20 To Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
• 7.13.21 Michael Corcoran ’17 To Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

2021 Court Term

• 3.30.21 Libby Baird ’19 To Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett

2020 Court Term

• 6.23.20 Maria Monaghan ’17 To Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito
• 2.5.20 Daniel Richardson ’18 To Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer

2019 Court Term

• 5.10.19 Jessica Wagner ’15 Will Clerk for Supreme Court Justice Alito

2018 Court Term

• 12.14.18 Two Alumnae Clerking at U.S. Supreme Court This Term
• 4.24.17 Katie Barber ’15 to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

2016 Court Term

• 5.13.16 Nicole Frazer ’15 Selected to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
• 2.2.16 Andrew Ferguson ’12 to Clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
• 2.2.16 Austin Raynor ’13 to Clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

2015 Court Term

• 11.24.14 Andrew Kilberg ’14 Is Fourth UVA Law Graduate Named to Clerk at Supreme Court Next Term, Tying School Record
• 10.22.14 Ben Tyson ’14 to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts
• 9.4.14 Jonathan Urick ’13 to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia
• 7.7.14 Galen Bascom ’13 to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer

2014 Court Term

• 1.28.14 Brinton Lucas ’11 to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
• 10.29.13 Bentz ’12 to Clerk for Supreme Court Justice Kennedy

2013 Court Term

• 3.7.13 Schmalzbach ’10 to Clerk for Justice Thomas
• 5.17.12 Crocker ’12 to Clerk for Justice Scalia

2012 Court Term

• 1.25.12 Willard ’11 to Clerk for Supreme Court Justice Kennedy
• 10.25.11 Gantt ’11 to Clerk for Justice Breyer

2011 Court Term

• 6.2.11 Nicholson ’09 to Clerk for Justice Thomas
• 5.19.11 Hiller ’09 to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor
• 7.21.10 Burke ’08 and Moran ’10 to Clerk for Justice Scalia

2010 Court Term

• 4.13.10 Fitzgerald ’08 to Clerk for Justice Thomas
• 1.25.10 Stern ’09 and Crane ’07 to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court

2009 Court Term

• 2.17.09 McDonald ’07 to Clerk for Chief Justice John Roberts
• 1.27.09 Allen ’08 to Clerk for Justice Alito
• 7.14.08 Twomey ’08 to Clerk for Justice Scalia
• 1.22.08 Bookman ’06 to Clerk for Justice Ginsburg

2008 Court Term

• 10.12.07 Wilkinson ’07 to Clerk for Chief Justice John Roberts

2007 Court Term

• 3.12.07 Kendrick ’06 to Clerk for Justice Souter; Will Return to Law School to Teach

2006 Court Term

• 9.8.06 Todd ’00 Earns Clerkship with Justice Alito; Virginia Third Among Law Schools in Number of Clerks This Term
• 12.12.05 Bress ’05 to Clerk for Justice Scalia
• 10.17.05 Bragdon ’02 to Clerk for Justice Thomas
• 9.20.05 Adams ’03 to Clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas

2005 Court Term

• 10.19.05 Stojilkovic ’04 Clerking for Chief Justice Roberts
• 3.24.05 Orr to Clerk for Supreme Court Justice Souter
• 9.27.04 Passaportis to Clerk for Chief Justice Rehnquist

2004 Court Term

• 4.9.04 Two Law Alums Look Forward to Supreme Court Clerkships

Related

• A Well-Traveled Path from Ivy League to Supreme Court (The New York Times)
• UVA Law Faculty Who Have Argued Before the Supreme Court
• Professor Douglas Laycock on Arguing the "Ministerial Exception" Before the Supreme Court