News About Supreme Court Clerks

Austin Raynor, Nicole Frazer and Andrew Ferguson clerked for the Supreme Court during the 2016 term.

Virginia, Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Chicago contributed the most clerks to the U.S. Supreme Court from 2007-2023. 

2024 Court Term

• 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