JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS
The following is a list of federal and state court judges who have hired UCI Law students for post-graduate clerkships.
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. Morgan B. Christen Ninth Circuit – Anchorage, AK Hon. Richard R. Clifton Ninth Circuit – Honolulu, HI Hon. Ronald M. Gould Ninth Circuit – Seattle, WA Hon. Alex Kozinski Ninth Circuit – Pasadena, CA Hon. Jacqueline H. Nguyen Ninth Circuit – Pasadena, CA 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. 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. 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
U.S. DISTRICT COURTS
Hon. C. Lynwood Smith, Jr. Northern District of Alabama – Huntsville, AL Hon. Roslyn O. Silver District of Arizona – Phoenix, AZ Hon. Paul L. Abrams Central District of California – Los Angeles, 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. 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. Margaret M. Morrow 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. James V. Selna Central District of California – Santa Ana, 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. Dale A. Drozd Eastern District of California – Fresno, CA Hon. Lawrence J. O’Neill 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. Thelton E. Henderson Northern District of California – San Francisco, CA Hon. Cynthia A. Bashant 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. Jeffrey T. Miller Southern District of California – San Diego, CA Hon. Amit P. Mehta District of Columbia – Washington, DC Hon. Janet B. Arterton District of Connecticut – New Haven, CT 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. 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. Catherine C. Blake District of Maryland – Baltimore, MD Hon. Mark Mastroianni District of Massachusetts – Boston, MA Hon. David M. Lawson Eastern District of Michigan – Detroit, MI Hon. Arthur J. Tarnow Eastern District of Michigan – Detroit, 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. 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. Cheryl L. Pollak Eastern District of New York – Brooklyn, NY Hon. Roslynn R. Mauskopf Eastern District of New York – New York, 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. 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. 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. Alia Moses Western District of Texas – Del Rio, TX Hon. Xavier Rodriguez Western District of Texas – San Antonio, TX Hon. Salvador Mendoza, Jr. Eastern District of Washington – Richland, WA Hon. John C. Coughenour 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
Hon. Catherine E. Bauer Central District of California – Santa Ana, 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. 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
SPECIALIZED COURTS
Hon. Christian N. Weiler Tax Court – Washington, D.C.
STATE COURTS
Hon. Marjorie K. Allard Alaska Court of Appeals – Anchorage, AK Hon. Dana A. Fabe Alaska Supreme Court – Anchorage, AK Hon. Michael D. Corey Superior Court, Third Judicial District – Anchorage, AK Hon. Michael A. McDonald Superior Court, Fourth Judicial District – Fairbanks, AK Hon. James Chalfant Superior Court of California – Los Angeles, CA Hon. Gregory Wilson Alarcon Superior Court of California – Los Angeles, CA Hon. Richard W. Pollack Supreme Court of Hawaii – Honolulu, HI Hon. Daniel R. Foley Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii – Honolulu, HI Hon. Jeannette Castagnetti Hawai’i First Judicial Circuit – Honolulu, HI Hon. Dean E. Ochiai Hawai’i First Judicial Circuit – Honolulu, HI Hon. Shirley Kawamura 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. Abbi Silver Nevada Supreme Court Hon. Bradley A. Maxa Washington Court of Appeals – Tacoma, WA Hon. Maria M. Cabret Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands – St. Croix, VI Hon. David H. Sanders West Virginia Twenty-Third Circuit – Charles Town, WV Superior Court of California – Riverside, CA Supreme Court of Guam
Last Updated February 26, 2021