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.
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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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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.