Judicial Clerkships
UCI Law students accept post-graduate judicial clerkships at different times in their legal careers. Many students secure clerkships before they graduate as either their first job after graduation or for a later year. Some of these students also secure their second and sometimes third clerkship after they graduate. Others apply for their first clerkship as alumni. The chart below reflects these statistics, reported to the CDO as of March 2022.
| Year | Number of Graduates Reporting a Clerkship as 1st Job After Graduation |
Number of Clerkships Obtained by Graduates (at any time) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | State | Total | Federal | State | Total | |
| 2012 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 2013 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 2015 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 2016 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
The document below is a comprehensive list of all federal and state court judges who have hired UCI Law students and graduates for post-graduate clerkships.
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Nefi Acosta ‘16
Hon. Thelton E. Henderson (Ret.)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
(2016-2017) -
Melissa Adams ’18
Hon. Sidney R. Thomas
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2018-2019) -
Tim Alamsjah ’16
Hon. Sheri Pym
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2016-2018) -
Jaime Allgood ‘20
Hon. Jeannette Castagnetti
First Circuit Court (Oahu) Hawaii
(2020-2022) -
Thea Alli '18
Hon. Harris Hartz
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2018-2019) -
Peter Alter '19
Hon. Karen Nelson Moore
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2020-2021) -
Nicole Ambrosetti '13
Hon. David H. Sanders (Ret.)
23rd Judicial Circuit, West Virginia
(2013-2015) -
Mackenzie Anderson '20
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2020-2021) -
Alisha Ansari ’16
Hon. Shashi H. Kewalramani
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2018-2019)
Hon. Cynthia A. Bashant
U.S. District court, Southern District of California
(2019-2021) -
Jonhatan Aragon '20
Hon. Nancy J. Koppe
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
(2020-2021)Hon. Xavier Rodriguez
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
(2021-2022)Hon. Nancy L. Moritz
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2022-2023) -
Emile Ayoub '16
Hon. Roslynn R. Mauskopf
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
(2016-2017) -
Peter Bae '19
Hon. Elayna J. Youchah
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
(2019-2021) -
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) -
Hannah Bartlett ‘21
Hon. Karen Nelson Moore
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2023-2024) -
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
(2016-2017)
Hon. Jacqueline H. Nguyen
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2020-2021) -
Aaron Benmark '16
Hon. Frederic Block
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
(2017-2018) -
Justin Berchiolli ’19
Hon. Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
Minnesota Court of Appeals
(2019-2020)Hon. Kevin G. Ross
Minnesota Court of Appeals
(2020-2021) -
Kayley Berger '22
Hon. Milan D. Smith, Jr.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2023-2024) -
Markie Betor '20
Hon. Abbi Silver
Nevada Supreme Court
(2020-2021) -
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) -
Denny Chan ’12
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2012-2013) -
Christina Chen ’13
Hon. Christopher M. Klein
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California
(2013-2014)
Hon. Stephen R. Bough
U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
(2017-2018) -
Joy Chen ‘17
Hon. Sheri Pym
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2017-2019) -
Sheila Chen ’15
Hon. Roslyn O. Silver
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
(2016-2017) -
Jennifer Chin '13
Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
(2013-2014) -
Brian M. Choc ’14
Hon. Richard F. Boulware II
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
(2014-2015)
Hon. Dan Aaron Polster
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
(2015-2017) -
Anne Conley '15
Hon. Dean D. Pregerson
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2015-2016)Hon. Alex Kozinski (Ret.)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2016-2017) -
Emily J. Cross '16
Hon. Sidney R. Thomas
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2016-2017) -
Christopher Dalbey '12
Hon. Bruce A. Markell (Ret.)
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
U.S. District Court, 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. Harris L. Hartz
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2013-2014)
Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
(2014-2015)
Hon. Marilyn L. Huff
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
(2015-2016) -
Tommy Du ’15
Hon. Otis D. Wright
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2018-2019) -
Carly Edelstein ‘13
Hon. Eric L. Clay
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2013-2014) -
Anya Engel '16
Hon. Carl E. Stewart
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2016-2017) -
Dr. Pilar Margarita Hernández Escontrías '20
Hon. Jennifer Sung
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2022-2023) -
Andrea Feathers ’12
Hon. Andrew J. Guilford (Ret.)
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2012-2013) -
Daisy Ocampo Felt ‘15
Hon. Joan H. Lefkow
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
(2015-2016) -
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) -
Robin Gray '17
Hon. Virginia A. Phillips (Chief Judge)
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2018-2020) -
Skyler Gray '14
Hon. Joseph R. Goodwin
U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
(2014-2015) -
Ginger L. Grimes '15
Hon. Daniel R. Foley (Ret.)
Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawai’i
(2015-2016) -
Brian Hardingham '12
Hon. Jane Stranch
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2015-2016)Hon. Cormac Carney
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2016-2017) -
Nicholas Hartmann ‘14
Hon. Eric Clay
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2015-2016)
Hon. Andrew J. Peck (Ret.)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
(2016-2018) -
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) -
Daniel Lammie '22
Hon. Xavier Rodriguez
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
(2023-2024) -
Catriona Lavery '15
Hon. Sidney R. Thomas
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2015-2016)
Hon. Bruce M. Selya
First Circuit Court of Appeals
(2016-2017) -
Jane Yoojung Lee ’12
Hon. Frances Tydingco-Gatewood
U.S. District Court, District of Guam
(2013-2015)Hon. Stanley Boone and Hon. Erica Grosjean
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
(2015-Present) -
Samuel Leff '22
Hon. Bruce J. McGiverin
U.S District Court, District of Puerto Rico
(2022-2023) -
Rodney Leggett '19
Hon. Miranda Du
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
(2020) -
Laura Lively ’17
Hon. Sidney R. Thomas
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2018-2019) -
Sean Thomas Lobb '18
Hon. John Early
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2018-2019)
Hon. Andrew Guilford (retired)
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2019-2020) -
Christine Luu '13
Hon. Jon P. McCalla
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
(2013-2014) -
Samrah Mahmoud ‘12
Hon. Josephine L. Staton
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2012-2013) -
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) -
Quiyarra McCahey '20
Hon. Colin Lindsay
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
(2020-2022) -
Allyson Myers '21
Hon. Robert B. Kugler
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
(2022-2023) -
Kellye Ng-McCullough ’16
Hon. Lawrence J. O’Neill; Hon. Dale A. Drozd
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
(2019-2020) -
Chen Nisynboim ‘15
Hon. James Dennis
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2015-2018) -
Brian Olney '13
Hon. Margaret M. Morrow (retired)
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2013-2014)
Hon. Stephen Reinhardt (deceased)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2014-2015) -
Grace Park '19
Hon. Pedro Castillo
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2020-2022) -
Ronald Park '16
Hon. Josephine L. Staton
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2016-2017)Hon. Jacqueline H. Nguyen
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2017-2018) -
Lisa Petak '14
Hon. Otis D. Wright, II
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2015-2016) -
Ingrid Peterson '16
Hon. James V. Selna
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2016-2017)Hon. Karen N. Moore
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2017-2018) -
Katie Raitz '21
Hon. Shashi H. Kewalramani
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2021-2022) -
Kyle Reynolds ‘15
Hon. Richard L. Puglisi (Ret.)
U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii
(2015-2016) -
Katie Rice '19
Hon. Robert C. Chambers
U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
(2020-2021) -
David Rodwin '12
Hon. Andre Davis (Ret.)
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2012-2013)Hon. Catherine C. Blake
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
(2013-2014) -
Emma Rosenberg '13
Hon. Gary A. Feess (Ret.)
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2013-2014) -
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) -
Christine Schrottenbaum ’18
Hon. David Wiggins (Ret.)
Iowa Supreme Court
(2018-2019) -
Adam Sechooler '13
Hon. John W. Holcomb
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2020-2021) -
Isra Shah '12
Hon. Catherine Bauer (Ret.)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
(2012-2014) -
Cameron Sheldon '19
Hon. Bradley A. Maxa
Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II
(2019-2021) -
Akhil Sheth '13
Hon. Andrew Guilford (retired)
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2015-2016)
Hon. Consuelo Callahan
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2021-2022) -
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) -
Al Staumont '21
Hon. Jude Pate
Alaska Superior Court, First Judicial District
(2021-2022) -
Jennifer Steeve '15
Hon. Harry T. Edwards
U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
(2016-2017) -
Paul Strickland '19
Hon. Richard W. Pollack
Supreme Court of Hawai’i
(2019-2020) -
Phillip Syers ‘13
Hon. Ivan L.R. Lemelle
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
(2013-2014)
Hon. Sandra L. Townes (Deceased)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
(2016-2017)
Hon. Mark G. Mastroianni
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
(2017-2018) -
Philip Tankovich '19
Hon. Frances Tydingco-Gatewood
U.S. District Court, District of Guam
(2022-23) -
Flor Tataje '12
Hon. Maureen Tighe
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
(2014-2015) -
Jennafer Tryck ‘12
Hon. Dana Fabe (Ret.)
Supreme Court of Alaska
(2012-2013) -
Anne Turner ’15
Hon. Roslynn R. Mauskopf
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
(2015-2016) -
Stephanie Vancil de Oliveira '19
Hon. Dean E. Ochiai
First Circuit Court (Oahu) Hawaii
(2019-2020)
Hon. Richard Clifton
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2020-2021) -
Ronghua Wang ‘18
Hon. Catherine Bauer
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
(2018-2020)Hon. Mark D. Houle
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
(2020) -
Olivia Weber '17
Hon. Christina Snyder
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
(2017-2018) -
Harrison Weimer '21
Hon. Mark A. Kearney
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(2022-2023) -
Kaitlin Wetz '19
Hon. Robert B. Kugler
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
(2020-2021)
Hon. Catharina Haynes
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2021-2023) -
Stefanie Wilson '14
Hon. Harry T. Edwards
U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
(2014-2015) -
Robert Winson '18
Hon. David L. Horan
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
(2018-2019) -
Ari Yampolsky '12
Hon. Jane Branstetter Stranch
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
(2012-2013)
Hon. Kevin Sharp (Ret.)
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
(2013-2014) -
Francis Yang '16
Hon. Alia Moses
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
(2016-2017)
Clerkship Yearbook
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.