243.7 sec. 001 - 9th Circuit Practicum Seminar (Fall 2026)
Instructor: William H D Fernholz (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
Instructor: Judah B Lakin (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
W 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 129
From August 19, 2026
To November 30, 2026
Course End: November 30, 2026
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 7
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 8
As of: 06/04 09:37 PM
Information sessions will be held in early April.
Admission to the Practicum Clinic and the co-requisite Seminar is by application only. The Ninth Circuit requires that a student have completed two-thirds of their law school training to practice before the Court. As a result, we will consider applications only from rising third-year students.
This Seminar is the classroom component for the Ninth Circuit Practicum. The Seminar introduces the substantive and procedural federal law involved in the Practicum’s appeals and techniques of appellate advocacy. The Seminar also serves as a forum to workshop the cases and strategies. We frontload the learning. Students must attend an all-day in-person Seminar meeting on the Saturday before the first week of class. The Seminar will meet less frequently after the opening briefs are filed in October.
The Ninth Circuit Practicum requires students to enroll in both the Practicum and Seminar for the entire academic year. The Fall Seminar is limited to students who are accepted for enrollment in the Practicum for academic year 2026-2027. Accepted students will enroll in the Advanced Practicum and Advanced Seminar in Spring 2027 at the appropriate time.
Please attend one of the two informational meetings about the Ninth Circuit Practicum. The first meeting will occur on Wednesday, April 1 at 6:00pm and the second Thursday, April 2 at 6:00pm. Please use the following Zoom link and meeting identification, 933 9782 7095.
If you cannot attend either meeting and want the link to the video recording, or if you have questions about the program, please email William Fernholz at wfernholz@law.berkeley.edu. Applications for the Ninth Circuit Practicum are due by 5:00pm on Monday, April 6th. Use this link to complete the application.
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Requirements Satisfaction:
When this Practicum and the Seminar are taken in the same semester, they are counted together as satisfying one of the following requirements:
This class may count for both requirements if and only if a student is electing Option 1 and the student's other Option 1 class being used to satisfy the J.D. writing requirement is not being counted towards any other requirement. Student Academic Advising and Support Services (SAASS) is available to answer questions. |
Exam Notes: (P) Final Paper
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Litigation and Procedure
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Practicums
Public Law and Policy
Social Justice and Public Interest
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