Judicial Clerkships

The document below is a comprehensive list of all federal and state court judges who have hired UCI School of Law students and graduates for post-graduate clerkships.

Judicial Clerkships

Below are some of our alumni who have clerked for judges across the United States, from California to the U.S. Virgin Islands. This is a non-comprehensive list based on voluntary participation.

Clerkship Yearbook

Tim Alamsjah ’16

Hon. Sheri Pym
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2016-2018)

Alisha Ansari ’16

Hon. Shashi H. Kewalramani
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2018-2019)

Sara Banco '17

Hon. Carolyn McHugh
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2017-2018)

Adam Barry '13

Hon. Kim McLane Wardlaw
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2013-2014)

Ryan Beall '16

Hon. Christopher M. Klein
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California
(2016-2018)

Jamila G. Benkato ‘16

Hon. David O. Carter
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2016-17)
Hon. Jacqueline H. Nguyen
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(forthcoming 2020-21)

Aaron Benmark '16

Hon. Frederic Block
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
(2017-2018)

Joseph Boniwell '13

Hon. Christopher Klein
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California
(2013-2015)

Jessica Brostek '16

Hon. John C. Coughenour
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
(2016-2017)

Nora Cassidy '17

Hon. Bruce McGiverin
U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico
(2017-2018)
Hon. Kim Wardlaw
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2018-2019)

Jennifer Chin '13

Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
(2013-2014)

Brian M. Choc ’14

Hon. Dan Aaron Polster
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
(2015-2017)
Hon. Richard F. Boulware II
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
(2014-2015)

Emily J. Cross '16

Hon. Sidney R. Thomas
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2016-2017)

Christopher Dalbey '12

Hon. Bruce A. Markell
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada
(2012-2013)
Hon. Andrew P. Gordon
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
(2013-2014)

Coral del mar Lopez '15

Hon. Gustavo A. Gelpí
District of Puerto Rico
(2015-2016)

Terrence Desouza ‘17

Hon. H. Christopher Mott
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas
(2017-2018)
Hon. M. Elaine Hammond
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
(2018-2019)

Jeanne Detch '13

Hon. Marilyn L. Huff
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
(2015-2016)
Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
(2014-2015)
Hon. Harris L. Hartz
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2013-2014)

Carly Edelstein ‘13

Hon. Eric L. Clay
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2013-2014)

Abby Formella ’18

Hon. John C. Coughenour
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
(2018-2019)

Reed Grantham '13

Hon. Maria M. Cabret
Supreme Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands
(2013-2014)

Ginger L. Grimes '15

Hon. Daniel R. Foley (ret.)
Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawai’i
(2015-2016)

Brandon Iskander '14

Hon. Robert A. Gordon
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Maryland
(2014-2015)

Lauren Kaplan '13

Hon. George H. King (ret.)
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2014-2015)

Aileen Kim '18

Hon. Salvador Mendoza, Jr.
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
(2018-2019)

Samuel Thien Lam '12

Hon. Thomas M. Reavley
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2012-2013)

Catriona Lavery '15

Hon. Bruce M. Selya
First Circuit Court of Appeals
(2016-2017)
Hon. Sidney R. Thomas
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2015-2016)

Sean Thomas Lobb '18

Hon. John Early
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2018-2019)

Christine Luu '13

Hon. Jon P. McCalla
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
(2013-2014)

Erna Mamikonyan '14

Hon. Cormac J. Carney
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2014-2015)

Jonathan Markovitz '14

Hon. John C. Coughenour
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
(2014-2015)

Tim Martin '14

Hon. Arthur J. Tarnow
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
(2014-2016)

Brian Olney '13

Hon. Stephen Reinhardt
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2014-2015)
Hon. Margaret M. Morrow
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2013-2014)

Lisa Petak '14

Hon. Otis D. Wright, II
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2015-2016)

Joseph Roth '15

Hon. Harry T. Edwards
U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
(2015-2016)
Hon. Robert E. Bacharach
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2016-2017)

Ariela Rutbeck-Goldman '16

Hon. Cheryl Pollak
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
(2017-2018)
New York State Court of Appeals
(2018-2020)

Isra Shah '12

Hon. Catherine Bauer
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
(2012-2014)

Akhil Sheth '13

Hon. Andrew Guilford
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2015-2016)

Lori Speak '12

Hon. Sarah Netburn
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
(2013-2014)

Jaclyn Stahl '13

Hon. Morgan Christen
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2013-2014)

Jennifer Steeve '15

Hon. Harry T. Edwards
U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
(2016-2017)

Flor Tataje '12

Hon. Maureen Tighe
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
(2014-2015)

Olivia Weber '17

Hon. Christina Snyder
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2017-2018)

Stefanie Wilson '14

Hon. Harry T. Edwards
U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
(2014-2015)

Ari Yampolsky '12

Hon. Jane Branstetter Stranch
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2012-13)
Hon. Kevin Sharp (ret.)
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
(2013-14)

Francis Yang '16

Hon. Alia Moses
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
(2016-2017)