Judicial Clerkships

The following is a list of federal and state court judges who have hired UCI Law students for post-graduate clerkships.

U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. District Courts
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
Specialized Courts
State Courts

U.S. Court of Appeals

Judge	Court
Hon. Bruce M. Selya	First Circuit – Providence, RI
Hon. Kent A. Jordan	Third Circuit – Wilmington, DE
Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell	Third Circuit – Philadelphia, PA
Hon. Andre M. Davis	Fourth Circuit – Baltimore, MD
Hon. Paul V. Niemeyer	Fourth Circuit – Baltimore, MD
Hon. James L. Dennis	Fifth Circuit – New Orleans, LA
Hon. Catharina Haynes	Fifth Circuit – Dallas, TX
Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham	Fifth Circuit – Austin, TX
Hon. Thomas M. Reavley	Fifth Circuit – Houston, TX
Hon. Carl E. Stewart	Fifth Circuit – Shreveport, LA
Hon. Eric L. Clay	Sixth Circuit – Detroit, MI
Hon. Gilbert S. Merritt	Sixth Circuit – Nashville, TN
Hon. Karen N. Moore	Sixth Circuit – Cleveland, OH
Hon. Jane B. Stranch	Sixth Circuit – Nashville, TN
Hon. Consuelo Callahan	Ninth Circuit – Sacramento, CA
Hon. Morgan B. Christen	Ninth Circuit – Anchorage, AK
Hon. Richard R. Clifton	Ninth Circuit – Honolulu, HI
Hon. Roopali H. Desai	Ninth Circuit – Phoenix, AZ
Hon. Ronald M. Gould	Ninth Circuit – Seattle, WA
Hon. Susan P. Graber	Ninth Circuit – Portland, OR
Hon. Alex Kozinski	Ninth Circuit – Pasadena, CA
Hon. Salvador Mendoza	Ninth Circuit – San Francisco, CA
Hon. Jacqueline H. Nguyen	Ninth Circuit – Pasadena, CA
Hon. Johnnie B. Rawlinson	Ninth Circuit – Las Vegas, NV
Hon. Stephen R. Reinhardt	Ninth Circuit – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Mary M. Schroeder	Ninth Circuit – Phoenix, AZ
Hon. Barry G. Silverman	Ninth Circuit – Phoenix, AZ
Hon. Jennifer Sung	Ninth Circuit – Portland, OR
Hon. Sidney R. Thomas	Ninth Circuit – Billings, MT
Hon. Kim M. Wardlaw	Ninth Circuit – Pasadena, CA
Hon. Robert E. Bacharach	Tenth Circuit – Oklahoma City, OK
Hon. Harris L. Hartz	Tenth Circuit – Albuquerque, NM
Hon. Jerome A. Holmes	Tenth Circuit – Oklahoma City, OK
Hon. Carolyn B. McHugh	Tenth Circuit – Salt Lake City, UT
Hon. Nancy L. Moritz	Tenth Circuit – Denver, CO
Hon. Beverly B. Martin	Eleventh Circuit – Atlanta, GA
Hon. Robin S. Rosenbaum	Eleventh Circuit – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hon. Harry T. Edwards	D.C. Circuit – Washington, DC
Hon. Raymond T. Chen	Federal Circuit – Washington, DC

U.S. District Courts

Judge	Court
Hon. Kelly Fitzgerald Pate	Middle District of Alabama – Birmingham, AL
Hon. C. Lynwood Smith, Jr.	Northern District of Alabama – Huntsville, AL
Hon. Sharad H. Desai	District of Arizona – Phoenix, AZ
Hon. Roslyn O. Silver	District of Arizona – Phoenix, AZ
Hon. Paul L. Abrams	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Monica Ramirez Almadani	Central District of California – Santa Ana, CA
Hon. Cormac J. Carney	Central District of California – Santa Ana, CA
Hon. David O. Carter	Central District of California – Santa Ana, CA
Hon. Pedro V. Castillo	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. John D. Early	Central District of California – Santa Ana, CA
Hon. Gary A. Feess	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Dale S. Fischer	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Andrew J. Guilford	Central District of California – Santa Ana, CA
Hon. John W. Holcomb	Central District of California – Riverside, CA
Hon. Anne Hwang	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Kenly K. Kato	Central District of California – Riverside, CA
Hon. Shashi H. Kewalramani	Central District of California – Riverside, CA
Hon. George H. King	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. John A. Kronstadt	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Douglas McCormick	Central District of California – Santa Ana, CA
Hon. Margaret M. Morrow	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Serena R. Murillo	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Beverly R. O'Connell	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Virginia A. Phillips	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Dean D. Pregerson	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Sheri Pym	Central District of California – Riverside, CA
Hon. Margo A. Rocconi	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Mark C. Scarsi	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. James V. Selna	Central District of California – Santa Ana, CA
Hon. Fred Slaughter	Central District of California – Riverside, CA
Hon. Christina A. Snyder	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Josephine L. Staton	Central District of California – Santa Ana, CA
Hon. Otis D. Wright, II	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Ana de Alba	Eastern District of California – Sacramento, CA
Hon. Stanley A. Boone	Eastern District of California – Fresno, CA
Hon. Dale A. Drozd	Eastern District of California – Fresno, CA
Hon. Erica P. Grosjean	Eastern District of California – Fresno, CA
Hon. John A. Mendez	Eastern District of California – Sacramento, CA
Hon. Kimberly J. Mueller	Eastern District of California – Sacramento, CA
Hon. Lawrence J. O'Neill	Eastern District of California – Fresno, CA
Hon. Sheila K. Oberto	Eastern District of California – Fresno, CA
Hon. Thelton E. Henderson	Northern District of California – San Francisco, CA
Hon. Cynthia A. Bashant	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. Cathy Ann Bencivengo	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. Jesus G. Bernal	Southern District of California – Riverside, CA
Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. Marilyn L. Huff	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. Linda Lopez	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. Jinsook Ohta	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. Janis Sammartino	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. Andrew G. Schopler	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. Thomas J. Whelan	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. John L. Kane	District of Colorado – Denver, CO
Hon. Janet B. Arterton	District of Connecticut – New Haven, CT
Hon. Victor A. Bolden	District of Connecticut – Bridgeport, CT
Hon. Richard Andrews	District of Delaware – Wilmington, DE
Hon. Amit P. Mehta	District of Columbia – Washington, DC
Hon. Gregory A. Presnell	Middle District of Florida – Orlando, FL
Hon. Richard L. Puglisi	District of Hawaii – Honolulu, HI
Hon. Joan H. Lefkow	Northern District of Illinois – Chicago, IL
Hon. Theresa Lazar Springmann	Northern District of Indiana – Hammond, IN
Hon. Mark J. Dinsmore	Southern District of Indiana – Indianapolis, IN
Hon. Colin Lindsay	Western District of Kentucky – Bowling Green, KY
Hon. Ivan L. Lemelle	Eastern District of Louisiana – New Orleans, LA
Hon. Brian A. Jackson	Middle District of Louisiana – Baton Rouge, LA
Hon. Catherine C. Blake	District of Maryland – Baltimore, MD
Hon. Mark Mastroianni	District of Massachusetts – Boston, MA
Hon. Curtis Ivy Jr.	Eastern District of Michigan – Flint, MI
Hon. David M. Lawson	Eastern District of Michigan – Detroit, MI
Hon. Arthur J. Tarnow	Eastern District of Michigan – Detroit, MI
Hon. Jane M. Beckering	Western District of Michigan – Grand Rapids, MI
Hon. Sul Ozerden	Southern District of Mississippi – Gulfport, MS
Hon. Richard F. Boulware	District of Nevada – Las Vegas, NV
Hon. Miranda M. Du	District of Nevada – Reno, NV
Hon. Andrew P. Gordon	District of Nevada – Las Vegas, NV
Hon. Nancy Koppe	District of Nevada – Las Vegas, NV
Hon. James C. Mahan	District of Nevada – Las Vegas, NV
Hon. Anne Rachel Traum	District of Nevada – Reno, NV
Hon. Elayna Youchah	District of Nevada – Las Vegas, NV
Hon. Robert B. Kugler	District of New Jersey – Camden, NJ
Hon. James O. Browning	District of New Mexico – Albuquerque, NM
Hon. Frederic L. Block	Eastern District of New York – Brooklyn, NY
Hon. Roslynn R. Mauskopf	Eastern District of New York – New York, NY
Hon. Cheryl L. Pollak	Eastern District of New York – Brooklyn, NY
Hon. Sandra L. Townes	Eastern District of New York – Brooklyn, NY
Hon. Deborah A. Batts	Southern District of New York – New York, NY
Hon. Sarah Netburn	Southern District of New York – New York, NY
Hon. Andrew J. Peck	Southern District of New York – New York, NY
Hon. Kimba B. Wood	Southern District of New York – New York, NY
Hon. Sara Lioi	Northern District of Ohio – Akron
Hon. Dan A. Polster	Northern District of Ohio – Cleveland, OH
Hon. John E. Dowdell	Northern District of Oklahoma – Tulsa, OK
Hon. Mark A. Kearney	Eastern District of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA
Hon. Gene E.K. Pratter	Eastern District of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA
Hon. John E. Jones, III	Middle District of Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, PA
Hon. Christy Criswell Wiegand	Western District of Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh, PA
Hon. Margaret B. Seymour	District of South Carolina – Columbia, SC
Hon. John T. Nixon	Middle District of Tennessee – Nashville, TN
Hon. Kevin H. Sharp	Middle District of Tennessee – Nashville, TN
Hon. Jon P. McCalla	Western District of Tennessee – Memphis, TN
Hon. David L. Horan	Northern District of Texas – Dallas, TX
Hon. David Hittner	Southern District of Texas – Houston, TX
Hon. Dena Palermo	Southern District of Texas – Houston, TX
Hon. Alia Moses	Western District of Texas – Del Rio, TX
Hon. Xavier Rodriguez	Western District of Texas – San Antonio, TX
Hon. Miguel A. Torres	Western District of Texas – El Paso, TX
Hon. Kevin J. Doyle	District of Vermont – Burlington, VT
Hon. Salvador Mendoza, Jr.	Eastern District of Washington – Richland, WA
Hon. Rosanna Peterson	Eastern District of Washington – Spokane, WA
Hon. John H. Chun	Western District of Washington – Seattle, WA
Hon. John C. Coughenour	Western District of Washington – Seattle, WA
Hon. J. Richard Creatura	Western District of Washington – Tacoma, WA
Hon. Thomas S. Zilly	Western District of Washington – Seattle, WA
Hon. Robert C. Chambers	Southern District of West Virginia – Charleston, WV
Hon. Joseph R. Goodwin	Southern District of West Virginia – Charleston, WV
Hon. Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood	District of Guam – Hagatna, GU
Hon. Gustavo A. Gelpí	District of Puerto Rico – San Juan, PR
Hon. Bruce J. McGiverin	District of Puerto Rico – San Juan, PR
Hon. Curtis V. Gomez	District of Virgin Islands – St. Thomas, VI

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

Judge	Court
Hon. Martin R. Barash	Central District of California – Woodland Hills, CA
Hon. Catherine E. Bauer	Central District of California – Santa Ana, CA
Hon. Magdalena Reyes Bordeaux	Central District of California – Riverside, CA
Hon. Mark D. Houle	Central District of California – Riverside, CA
Hon. Robert N. Kwan	Central District of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Maureen A. Tighe	Central District of California – Woodland Hills, CA
Hon. Mark S. Wallace	Central District of California – Santa Ana, CA
Hon. Christopher M. Klein	Eastern District of California – Sacramento, CA
Hon. M. Elaine Hammond	Northern District of California – San Jose, CA
Hon. Christopher B. Latham	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. J. Barrett Marum	Southern District of California – San Diego, CA
Hon. Thomas J. Catliota	District of Maryland – Greenbelt, MD
Hon. Robert A. Gordon	District of Maryland – Baltimore, MD
Hon. Bruce A. Markell	District of Nevada – Las Vegas, NV
Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong	Eastern District of New York – Brooklyn, NY
Hon. Christopher Mott	Eastern District of Texas – Austin, TX
Hon. Jeffrey E.T. Bohm	Southern District of Texas – Houston, TX
Hon. Frederick P. Corbit	Eastern District of Washington – Spokane, WA

Specialized Courts

Judge	Court
Hon. Jane A. Restani	Court of International Trade – New York, NY
Hon. Lisa Wang	Court of International Trade – New York, NY
Hon. Christian N. Weiler	Tax Court – Washington, D.C.
	Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges – San Francisco, CA
	Pascua Yaqui Tribal Court – Tucson, AZ

State Courts

Judge	Court
Hon. Marjorie K. Allard	Alaska Court of Appeals – Anchorage, AK
Hon. Dana A. Fabe	Alaska Supreme Court – Anchorage, AK
Hon. Jude Pate	Superior Court, First Judicial District – Sitka, AK
Hon. Michael D. Corey	Superior Court, Third Judicial District – Anchorage, AK
Hon. Paul R. Lyle	Superior Court, Fourth Judicial District – Fairbanks, AK
Hon. Michael A. McDonald	Superior Court, Fourth Judicial District – Fairbanks, AK
Hon. Goodwin Liu	California Supreme Court – San Francisco, CA
Hon. Gregory Wilson Alarcon	Superior Court of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. James Chalfant	Superior Court of California – Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Ethan Schulman	Superior Court of California – San Francisco, CA
Hon. Andre De La Cruz	Superior Court of California – Santa Ana, CA
Hon. John McCabe	District of Columbia Superior Court – Washington D.C.
Hon. Dana A. Gutierrez	Superior Court of Guam – Hagatna, GU
Hon. Richard W. Pollack	Supreme Court of Hawaii – Honolulu, HI
Hon. Daniel R. Foley	Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai'i – Honolulu, HI
Hon. Karen T. Nakasone	Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai'i – Honolulu, HI
Hon. Jeannette Castagnetti	Hawai'i First Judicial Circuit – Honolulu, HI
Hon. Shirley Kawamura	Hawai'i First Judicial Circuit – Honolulu, HI
Hon. Dean E. Ochiai	Hawai'i First Judicial Circuit – Honolulu, HI
Hon. John M. Tonaki	Hawai'i First Judicial Circuit – Honolulu, HI
Hon. Joseph E. Cardoza	Hawai'i Second Judicial Circuit – Wailuku, HI
Hon. David Wiggins	Iowa Supreme Court
Hon. Peter M. Reyes	Minnesota Court of Appeals – St. Paul, MN
Hon. Kevin G. Ross	Minnesota Court of Appeals – St. Paul, MN
Hon. Gregory Anderson	Minnesota Judicial Branch, 5th Judicial District
Hon. Abbi Silver	Nevada Supreme Court
Hon. Maria Gall	Eighth Judicial District Court – Las Vegas, NV
Hon. Lumarie Maldonado-Cruz	New York City Civil Court – Queens, NY
Hon. Sherly Gordon McCloud	Washington Supreme Court – Olympia, WA
Hon. Bradley A. Maxa	Washington Court of Appeals – Tacoma, WA
Hon. David H. Sanders	West Virginia Twenty-Third Circuit – Charles Town, WV
Hon. Dana A. Gutierrez	Superior Court of Guam
Hon. John A. Manglona	Supreme Court of the N. Mariana Islands – Saipan, MP
Hon. Maria M. Cabret	Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands – St. Croix, VI
	Superior Court of California – Los Angeles, CA
	Superior Court of California – Riverside, CA
	Superior Court of California – Santa Ana, CA

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