In the 2018 term, 106 Berkeley Law graduates will be clerking in 32 different states – a Berkeley Law record.
74 members of the Class of 2018 earned federal and state judicial clerkships – 58 will be clerking in the 2018 term and 16 will be clerking in future terms.
Forty-three percent of the members of the Class of 2018 who obtained a clerkship spent their 2L summers working for a non-profit organization, a government agency, or a private public interest firm.
An additional forty-eight Berkeley Law graduates from previous classes will also be clerking in the 2018 term.
Class of 2018 Judicial Clerks
Peter Andrews
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, Denver, CO (2018-2019)
Judge Philip A. Brimmer
Luke Apfeld
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, NYC (2018-2019)
Judge Andrew Carter
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, San Diego, CA (2019-2020)
Judge John Owens
Nate Brown
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Pasadena, CA (2018-2019)
Judge A. Wallace Tashima
Sarah Xiyi Chen
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Nashville, TN (2018-2019)
Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA (2019-2021) Judge Dolly Gee
Christian Chessman
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Marshall, TX (2019-2020)
Chief Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap
Joseph Crusham
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Santa Ana, CA (2019-2020)
Judge Josephine Staton
Payam Fakharara
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Riverside, CA (2018-2019)
Judge Kenly Kiya Kato
D.C. Court of Appeals, Washington, D.C. (2019-2020)
Judge Catharine F. Easterly
Jordan Fraboni
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, Memphis, TN (2018-2019)
Judge Jon Phipps McCalla
Grace Gohlke
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , San Francisco, CA (2018-2019)
Judge William A. Fletcher
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (2019-2020)
Chief JudgePatti Saris
Giulia Gualco-Nelson
California Supreme Court, San Francsico, CA (2019-2020)
Justice Goodwin Liu
Emma Halling
Kansas Court of Appeals, Topeka, KS (2018-2019)
Judge Henry W. Green, Jr.
Emma Hamilton
U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, Las Cruces, NM (2018-2019)
Judge Robert C. Brack
Marina L. Henri
U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM (2018-2019)
Judge Martha Vazquez
Sarah Hunter
U.S. Court of International Trade, New York, NY (2018-2019)
Judge Jane A. Restani
Sharada Jambulapati
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama,Birmingham, AL (2018-2019)
Judge Abdul K. Kallon
U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, Fort Lauderdale, FL (2020-21)
Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum
Jenna Klein
Alaska Court of Appeals, Anchorage, AK (2018)
Judge Tracey Wollenberg
Kiet T. Lam
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Pasadena, CA (2018-2019)
Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose, CA (2020-2021)
Judge Lucy H. Koh
Daeun Julie Lee
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, San Diego, CA (2018-2019)
Judge Dana Sabraw
Ariel Leitner-Zieff
U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM (2018-2019)
Judge Martha Vazquez
Joyce C. Li
U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, Wilmington, DE (2018-2019)
Judge Richard G. Andrews
Emily Rose Margolis
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose, CA (2018-2019)
Judge Nathanael Cousins
Nick Maricic
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, San Diego, CA (2018-2019)
Judge William Q. Hayes
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit, MI (2019-2020)
Judge Terrence G. Berg
Megan M. McLaughlin
United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR (2018-2019)
Judge Bruce McGiverin
Rebecca Morris
Alaska Supreme Court, Fairbanks, AK (2018-2019)
Justice Daniel Edward Winfree
Carlos A. Nevarez
Superior Court of California, San Francisco, CA (2018-2019)
Civil Division (no specific judge)
Henry Nikogosyan
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV(2018-2019)
Judge James C. Mahan
Kim Ouillette
U.S. District Court, District of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2018-2020)
Judge Christina Reiss
Leah Read
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2019-2020)
Judge Petrese Tucker
Alexandria Sadler
Utah Supreme Court, Salt Lake City, UT (2018-2019)
Justice John A. Pearce
Darina Shtrakhman
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2019-2020)
Judge Wendy Beetlestone
Lilith Siegel
Oregon Court of Appeals (2018-2020)
Judge Robyn Ridler-Aoyagi
Hector Velez
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas, Austin, TX(2018-2019)
Judge Tony Davis
Chante Westmoreland
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX(2018-2019)
Judge Andrew Hanen
Kristoff Williams
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit, MI (2018-2019)
Judge Gershwin Drain
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Columbus, OH (2019-2020)
Judge Algenon Marbley
Stephen Wilson
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Akron, OH (2018-2019)
Judge Deborah L. Cook
Madeline Wiseman
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, CA (2018-2020)
Judge William H. Orrick
| Brittany Bruns U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C. (2021-2022) Judge Kathleen O’Malley |
| Ellen Choi U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA (2018-2019) Judge Philip S. Gutierrez |
| Jacob Goldenberg U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, NYC (2018-2019) Judge J. Paul Oetken U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Phoenix, AZ (2019-2020) |
| William Mumby Superior Court of California, San Francisco, CA (2018-2019) Judge Harold Kahn |
| William Mumby Superior Court of California, San Francisco, CA (2018-2019) Judge Harold Kahn |
| Sonja Hourany U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA (2018-2020) Judge Neil Bason |
| Vanessa Ing Staff Law Clerk, Office of Staff Law Clerks U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chicago, IL (2018-2020) |
| Danielle Nicholson U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Santa Ana, CA (2018-2019) Judge Cormac Carney U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Salt Lake City, UT (2019-2020) |
| Elissa Walter U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, CA (2019-2020) Judge Jon S. Tigar |
This is a non-comprehensive list based on voluntary participation.
Christian Adriatico ’17
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX (2018-2019)
Judge Hilda Tagle
Eric Monek Anderson ’17
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose, CA (2018-2019)
Judge Lucy Koh
Jordan Bock ’17
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, CA (2018-2019)
Judge Vince G. Chhabria
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; San Jose, CA (2016-2017)
Judge Michelle Friedland
Joel L. Broussard ’17
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ (2018-2019)
Judge Esther Salas
Emily H. Chen ’14
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Wasthington, DC (2017-2019)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Marshall, TX (2015-2016)
Hon. J. Rodney Gilstrap
Maxwell Coll ’16
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Santa Ana, CA (2018-2019)
Judge David Carter
Jalle Dafa ’11
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Phoenix, AZ (2018-2019)
Judge Mary M. Schroeder
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco, CA (2017-2018)
Judge Jacqueline S. Corley
Raymond W. Duer ’17
California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, San Diego, CA (2018-2019)
Justice William S. Dato
Katie Duncan ’14
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, Denver, CO (2018-2020)
Judge William Martinez
Lauren Gleason ’17
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Pasadena, CA (2018-2019)
Judge Richard Paez
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (2017-2018)
Judge Jon Tigar
Kai Haswell ’15
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland, CA (2018-2019)
Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu
Antonio L. Ingram II ’14
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Richmond, VA (2018-2019)
Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA (2016-2017)
Judge Ivan Lemelle
Richard Thaddaeus Johnson ’17
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland, CA (2018-2019)
Judge Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, CA (2019-2020)
Judge Carlos T. Bea
Neda A. Khoshkhoo ’15
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Boston, MA (2018-2019)
Judge Sandra Lynch
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, MA (2017-2018)
Justice Barbara A. Lenk
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Santa Ana, CA (2016-2017)
Judge Cormac J. Carney
Sarah Kwon ’17
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, CA (2018-2019)
Judge William Alsup
Cody Lonning ’14
U.S. District Court (2018-2019)
Emma Mclean-Riggs ’17
Colorado Supreme Court, Denver, CO (2018-2019)
Justice Monica M. Márquez
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Denver, CO (2017-2018)
Judge Carlos F. Lucero
Remi Moncel ’15
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, CA (2018-2019)
Judge James Donato
Zach Nguyen ’17
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA (2018-2019)
Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Richmond, VA (2019-2020)
Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory
Shampa Panda ’16
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Spartanburg, SC (2018-2019)
Judge Henry Floyd
U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (2016-2018)
Judge David C. Norton
Caitlin Bedsworth Peters ’13
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Honolulu, HI (2018-2019)
Judge Richard Clifton
U.S. Court of Appeals, Central District of California, Santa Ana, CA (2013-2014)
Judge Andrew Guilford
Rachael Racine ’15
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, New York, NY (2018-2019)
Judge Laura Taylor Swain
Maggie Byrne Sedgewick ’16
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Portland, ME (2018-2019)
Judge Kermit Lipez
U.S. District Court, District of Maine (2016-2018)
Chief Judge Nancy Torresen
Jason Siu ’17
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, New Orleans, LA (2018-2019)
Judge W. Eugene Davis
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA (2017-2018)
Judge Eldon E. Fallon
Gregory Washington ’17
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, Bridgeport, CT (2018-2019)
Judge Victor A. Bolden
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Atlanta, GA (2019-2020)
Judge Adalberto Jordan
California Supreme Court, San Francisco, CA (2020-2021)
Judge Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
Sam Welch ’14
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, IL (2018-2020)
Judge Manish Shah
| Chan Hee Chu ’15 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2018-2019) |
| Raphaella (Raffi) Friedman ’17 U.S. District Court Southern District of California, San Diego, CA (2018-2019) Chief Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz Alaska Supreme Court (2017-2018) |
| Estalyn Marquis ’17 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Pasadena, CA (2018-2019) Chief Judge Roger Gregory U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana (2016-2017) |
This is a non-comprehensive list based on voluntary participation.