Clerkships for 2012-13 Term
All are members of the Class of 2012 unless otherwise noted.
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Stewart Ackerly
The Hon. Karen LeCraft Henderson
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Mahmud Ahmad ’08
The Hon. Allyson Duncan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Aaron Armstrong ’10
Pennsylvania District Court, Third Judicial District
Rianna Barrett
Virginia Beach (Virginia) Circuit Court
Alexander Blanchard
The Hon. Norman K. Moon ’62
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Doug Boyle ’10
The Hon. Boyce Martin ’63
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Rachel Brown
The Hon. Nannette Jolivette Brown
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Nathan Bryant ’09
The Hon. Kristen Mix
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Stephanie Cagniart
The Hon. Patrick Higginbotham
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Joseph Caissie
The Hon. Morgan Christen
Alaska Supreme Court
Will Carlson
The Hon. Robert R. Beezer ’56
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Chris Carriello
The Hon. Carol Bagley Amon ’71
U.S. District for the Eastern District of New York
Jeff Chang
The Hon. Lawrence M. Lawson
New Jersey Superior Court
Tom Chen ’07
The Hon. Leonard Stark
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Alexander Cox
The Hon. Stephen Colloton
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Anna Craft
The Hon. Joel F. Dubina
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Alejandro Cruz ’10
The Hon. Eric Vitaliano
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Devin DeBacker
The Hon. Amul Thapar
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Elizabeth DeFelice ’10
The Hon. Peggy Ableman
Delaware Superior Court
Rob Derise ’09
The Hon. Barbara Milano Keenan LL.M. ’92
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Josh Drian
The Hon. Henry Morgan LL.M. ’98
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Clarke Edwards
The Hon. Gerald Tjoflat
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Elspeth England
Alexandria (Virginia) Circuit Court
Lydie Essama
The Hon. Richard D. Bennett
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Bob Falconi
Fairfax (Virginia) Circuit Court
Carlton C. Gammons ’10
The Hon. Charlene Honeywell
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
E. Rebecca Gantt
The Hon. Michael Boudin
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Matthew Gessesse ’07
The Hon. Mary Schoelen
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Ashley Gillespie
Chesapeake (Virginia) Circuit Court
Shiva Goel
The Hon. Louis L. Stanton ’55
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Wells Harrell
The Hon. T.S. Ellis
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Joshua Hess ’09
The Hon. Raymond Kethledge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Della Hodges
The Hon. Sharon Keller
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Erin Houlihan
Norfolk (Virginia) Circuit Court
Sarah Klapman ’09
The Hon. Raymond C. Clevenger III
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Andrew Koelz
Rockingham (Virginia) Circuit Court
Daniel Lipton
The Hon. Beverly Martin
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jamie Lisagor ’06
The Hon. Richard C. Tallman
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Lena Lockridge
The Hon. James P. Jones ’65
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Brinton Lucas
The Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson ’72
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Emily Mathews
Virginia Beach (Virginia) Circuit Court
Matt MacDonald ’10
The Hon. James Cacheris
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Fiona McCarthy ’10
The Hon. James Cacheris
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Alexandra McElwee
New Jersey Supreme Court
Jordan McKay ’09
The Hon. Alfred Irving
D.C. Superior Court
Noah Mink
The Hon. Priscilla Owen
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Katie Mitchell
The Hon. William H. Pryor
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
David Mroz ’08
The Hon. Sharon Prost
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Tony Orlandi ’06
The Hon. Aleta Trauger
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Shaunik Panse ’09
The Hon. James Cott
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
J. Eric Pardue ’10
The Hon. Bernice B. Donald
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Anand Patel ’10
The Hon. William C. Bryson
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Abigail Perdue ’07
The Hon. Jimmy Reyna
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Joelle Perry ‘10
The Hon. Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Lanora Pettit ’10
The Hon. Diarmond O’Scannlain LL.M. ’92
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Leigh Phillips
The Hon. Robert G. Mayer ’75
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Alex Pogozelski
The Hon. J. Owen Forrester
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Matthew Potter
The Hon. Gregory Wormuth
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Lucy Ricca ’06
The Hon. James P. Jones ’65
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Michael Robertson ’10
The Hon. Jane Boyle
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Tyler Robinson
The Hon. Christine Miller
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Natalie Ronollo
Arlington (Virginia) Circuit Court
Priya Roy
The Hon. Robert S. Ballou ’87
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
April Russo
The Hon. Robert E. Payne
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Greg Sagstetter
Fairfax (Virginia) Circuit Court
Andrew Sauder ‘10
The Hon. Myron T. Steele ’70
Delaware Supreme Court
Jeff Schmitt ‘07
The Hon. Timothy Corrigan
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Brent Schultheis
Alexandria (Virginia) Circuit Court
Laura Schuyler
The Hon. C. Ian McLachlan
Connecticut Supreme Court
Ravi Sharma
The Hon. John A. Gibney Jr. ’76
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Kyle Smith
The Hon. William Holloway
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Melanie Smith
The Hon. Jorge Solis
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
T. Peyton Smith
The Hon. Rhesa Barksdale
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Seth Stoughton
The Hon. Kenneth Ripple ’68
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Jeremy Tor
The Hon. Dan Polster
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Mike Toth ’06
The Hon. Ursula Ungaro
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Sam Towell ’05
The Hon. Barbara Milano Keenan LL.M. ’92
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Phil Trout ’09
The Hon. Amy Berman Jackson
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Joseph Van Tassell
The Hon. Julia Gibbons ’75
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Kristen Voorhees
The Hon. Alex Martinez
Colorado Supreme Court
Jamar Walker
The Hon. Raymond A. Jackson ’73
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Katherine Watlington
The Hon. Henry E. Hudson
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Sarah White
The Hon. Costa M. Pleicones
South Carolina Supreme Court
Lauren Willard
The Hon. Alex Kozinski
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Zach Williams ’10
The Hon. Eric Clay
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jonathan Wolfson ’10
The Hon. Edith Clement
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Caroline Wray
The Hon. Patricia Minaldi
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Brian Wright
The Hon. Norman K. Moon ’62
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court Clerks:
Donald Burke ’08
The Hon. Antonin Scalia
U.S. Supreme Court
Mark Hiller ’09
The Hon. Sonya Sotomayor
U.S. Supreme Court
John Moran ’10
The Hon. Antonin Scalia
U.S. Supreme Court
Matt Nicholson ’09
The Hon. Clarence Thomas
U.S. Supreme Court