This year, OJC will deliver all programs and workshops virtually. Many of our workshops are already presented as recorded webinars in our Courseworks page. Please register with OJC to obtain access to our library of recorded panels, programs and webinars.
OJC Programming
Academic Year 2020 - 2021
OJC has planned and continues to plan programming for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021. This year, OJC is rolling out programming specifically aimed at educating our students and alumni about State Court clerkships, including career opportunities that facilitate a path to judicial service.
Scheduled community events include:
Fall 2020
- August 24: Anti-Racism and the Courts with Judge Richard Boulware, II, ‘02 (with BLSA)
- September 11: Clerking at the Alaska Supreme Court with Justice Susan Carney and her former law clerk, Mitchell Hokanson, ‘19
- September 24: Class of 2022 Clerkship Peer Mentor Match Program
- October 15: Alumni Law Clerk Panel on State Court Clerkships
- October 28: Clerkships 101 for 1Ls
- November 10: Columbia Law Students for Disability Rights Event with Judge Tatel (Co-Sponsored by OJC)
- November 11: Summer Judicial Internship Panel
- November 12: NYS Judges Panel - Allies and Trailblazers (With OutLaws, Co-Sponsored by OJC)
- November 23: Alumni Law Clerk Quarterly Call
- December 3: Event with Judge Gayles (With OutLaws)
- December 4: Faculty Lunch Chat among Professor Alex Carter, Judge John P. Cronan, S.D.N.Y., and his Law Clerks
Spring 2021
- January 28: Clerkships 201 for 2Ls & 3Ls
- February 2: A Discussion with Muslim American Federal Magistrate Judges (Co-Sponsored by OJC & MLSA)
- February 11: Judge Robert Bacharach on Legal Writing and Judicial Clerkships (Co-Sponsored by OJC & CLS Writing Center)
- February 17: West Coast State Court Clerkships (Co-Sponsored by OJC & the California Society)
- March 16: Judicial Clerkships for International Students
Planned or scheduled applicant-centered workshops include:
- Dates To Be Announced:
- OSCAR NextGen Training Sessions - a new version of the online platform for clerkship hiring known as OSCAR will premiere this Fall! OJC will host training workshops on the new platform to assist with your clerkship process.
- Tips & Tricks for Working with Faculty on Clerkship Letters of Recommendation
- OSCAR NextGen Training Sessions - a new version of the online platform for clerkship hiring known as OSCAR will premiere this Fall! OJC will host training workshops on the new platform to assist with your clerkship process.
If you are a judge, student leader, or faculty member who would like to sponsor or participate on a panel, please contact [email protected] to coordinate an event.
Clerkships Peer Mentor Program
In addition to the foregoing, OJC will administer its annual Clerkship Peer Mentor Program. Through this program, OJC connects law clerk applicants with alumni law clerks and 3Ls who have secured post-graduate judicial clerkships to assist applicants with the clerkship application process.
Alumni Law Clerk Network
OJC welcomes the participation of its alumni law clerks in its efforts. OJC holds bi-annual calls for alumni law clerks to learn about our work and for us to get guidance on where to focus next. Alumni law clerks serve as formal and informal mentors through the clerkship hiring process. Please contact OJC if you would like to connect with us!
This year, our first bi-annual call will be held on Monday, November 23rd. Save the date!
Summer Judicial Internships
If you are interested in a summer judicial internship, please watch our webinar in the “1L Mandatory Professional Development Program” Courseworks page before making an appointment with an OJC Adviser.
Our remarkable Clerkship Peer Mentors are equipped to offer insight and answer questions as applicants navigate the application process.
Interested in serving as a Peer Mentor? Please contact OJC directly. We'd welcome your participation.
3L Peer Mentors:
Claire Abbadi
Judge Sessions (D.Vt.) 2021-2022
David Arom
Justice Nakayama (Haw. Sup. Ct.) 2021-2022
Emily Barber
Judge Rivera (NYCOA) 2023-2024
Benjamin Bleiberg
Judge Seeborg (N.D. Cal.) 2021-2022
Nicholas Campbell
Judge O'Scannlain (9th Cir.) 2021-2022
Judge Tymkovich (10th Cir.) 2022-2023
Isabelle Canaan
Judge Lehrburger (SDNY) 2022-2023
Alexander Canzoneri
Judge Hartz (10th Cir.) 2021-2022
Matthew Clarida
Justice Traynor (Del. Sup. Ct.) 2021-2022
John Clayton
Judge Lucero (10th Cir.) 2021-2022
Clare Curran
Judge Bianco (2nd Cir.) 2023-2024
Bryant Davis
Judge Conner (M.D. Pa.) 2021-2022
Christopher Dinkel
Judge Kethledge (6th Cir.) 2023-2024
Kristen Dupard
Judge Collier (E.D. Tenn.) 2021-2022
Jacob Elkin
Judge McHugh (E.D. Pa.) 2022-2023
Benjamin Feiner
Judge Hayes (S.D. Cal.) 2021-2023
Nataliia Gillespie
Judge King (4th Cir.) 2021-2022
Rebecca Goldberg
Judge Wood (SDNY) 2021-2022
Judge Garcia (NYCOA) 2022-2023
Margaret Gould
Judge Lipman (W.D. Tenn.) 2021-2022
Gregory Graham
Judge Sykes (7th Cir.) 2021-2022
Megan Hirsh
Judge Altonaga (S.D. Fla.) 2022-2023
Freya Jamison
Judge Costa (5th Cir.) 2021-2022
Judge Failla (SDNY) 2022-2023
Robert Kim
Judge Liman (SDNY) 2021-2022
Judge Kearse (2nd Cir.) 2022-2023
Robby Koehler
Judge Hellerstein (SDNY) 2022-2023
Samir Paul
Judge Blake (D. Md.) 2021-2022
Sankeerth Saradhi
Judge Carney (2nd Cir.) 2022-2023
Judge Brodie (SDNY) 2023-2024
Louis Enriquez-Sarano
Judge Gardephe (SDNY) 2022-2023
Jake Sidransky
Judge Garcia (NYCOA) 2022-2023
Ashley Taylor
Judge Martinez (W.D. Tex.) 2021-2022
Leo Weissburg
Judge Berg (E.D. Mich.) 2021-2023
Kelsey Wiseman
Judge Koeltl (SDNY) 2021-2022
Alumni Peer Mentors:
Jacob Arber
Judge Korman (EDNY) 2018-2019
Chief Judge Livingston (2nd Cir.) 2019-2020
Anna Boltyanskiy
Judge McCarthy (SDNY) 2021-2022
Alexander Botoman
Judge Gutierrez (C.D. Cal.) 2018-2019
Judge Wardlaw (9th Cir.) 2019-2020
Izaak Bruce
Judge Quiroga (S.D. Tex.) 2018-2019
Luke Budiardjo
Judge Leval (2nd Cir.) 2019-2020
Judge Donato (N.D. Cal.) 2020-2021
Florence Chen
Chief Judge Livingston (2nd Cir.) 2017-2018
Christine Chen
Judge Haight (SDNY) 2018-2019
Young Choi
Judge Tagle (S.D. Tex.) 2018-2020
Judge Graves (5th Cir.) 2020-2021
Sami Cleland
Judge Snyder (C.D. Cal.) 2021-2022
Nicola Cohen
Judge Owens (9th Cir.) 2018-2019
Judge Abrams (SDNY) 2019-2020
Virginia Davis
Judge Godbey (N.D. Tex.) 2017-2018
Judge Haynes (5th Cir.) 2018-2020
Patrick Gallagher
Judge Bress (9th Cir.) 2019-2020
Judge Cronan (SDNY) 2020-2021
Scott Glass
Judge Smith (5th Cir.) 2019-2020
Judge Preska (SDNY) 2020-2021
Daily Guerrero
Judge Ramos (SDNY) 2019-2020
Judge Restrepo (3rd Cir.) 2022-2023
Andrew Haddad
Judge Garaufis (EDNY) 2018-2019
Judge Diaz (4th Cir.) 2019-2020
Mitchell Hokanson
Justice Carney (Alaska Sup. Ct.) 2019-2020
Luis Hoyos
Judge Daniels (SDNY) 2018-2019
Judge Murguia (9th Cir.) 2019-2020
Alexsis Johnson
Judge Brodie (EDNY) 2019-2020
Judge Pillard (DC Cir.) 2020-2021
Caitlin Jokubaitis
Judge Pratter (E.D. Pa.) 2020-2021
Judge Walker (2nd Cir.) 2021-2022
Caleb King
Judge Bolden (D. Ct.) 2022-2023
Judge Nardini (2nd Cir.) 2023-2024
Idun Klakegg
Justice Carney (AK Sup. Ct.) 2020-2021
Judge Wright (D. Minn.) 2021-2022
Eve Levin
Judge Srinivasan (D.C. Cir.) 2018-2019
Judge Oetken (SDNY) 2019-2020)
Patricio Martínez-Llompart
Judge Torruella (1st Cir.) 2018-2019
Chief Judge Howell (D.D.C.) 2021-2022
Armando Lozano
Judge Carter (M.D. Cal.) 2019-2020
Judge Cabranes (2nd Cir.) 2020-2021
Aryeh Mellman
Judge Kenney (E.D. Pa.) 2023-2024
Christopher Morel
Judge Brodie (EDNY) 2018-2019
Sean Nadel
Judge Chin (2nd Cir.) 2017-2018
Tola Oyeyemi
Judge Reif (CIT) 2019-2020
Daniel Rosenfeld
Judge Altman (S.D. Fla.) 2020-2021
Judge Luck (Fla. Sup. Ct.) 2021-2022
Judge Rosenbaum (11th Cir.) 2022-2023
Noah Schwartz
Judge Reif (CIT) 2019-2020
Sarah Sloan
Judge Friedland (9th Cir.) 2016-2017
Judge Nathan (SDNY) 2017-2018
Justice Stevens (SCOTUS) 2018-2019
Zoe Staum
Chad Kenney (E.D. Pa.) 2022-2023
In the 2019–2020 Academic Year, OJC has hosted or co-sponsored the following events:
Fall
- September 5: The Clerkship Pipeline Kick-Off Party
- September 19: The Life of a Federal Law Clerk (hosted by the Federal Bar Council)
- September 24: Supreme Court Information Session
- October 10: Alumni Latinx Judges Panel "Views from the Bench" - Click HERE to watch a recording of the event (email [email protected] for the password)
- November 7: A Conversation with the Honorable Mimi Tsankov, Immigration Court Judge and NAIJ Eastern Region VP
- November 13: Clerkship 101 for 1Ls - Click HERE to watch a recording of the event (email [email protected] for the password)
- November 14: An Introduction to Bankruptcy Courts
Spring
- January 30: Introduction to Magistrate Courts
- February 5; OSCAR Workshop
- February 25: Clerks for Change - The Story of #Metoo in the Courthouse from the Perspective of Law Clerks
- February 27: Judge Sorokin & Alexis Hoag: A Conversation About Restorative Justice in Federal District Court
In the 2018–2019 Academic Year, OJC has hosted or co-sponsored the following events:
- September 20: Joint Intro to Careers (OJC, OCS & SJI)
- October 17: Clerkships 101
- October 25: Clerkship Peer Mentor Program Kick-Off
- October 31: Clerkships Lunch Chat with Prof. Kellen Funk
- November 12: Conversation with Judge Engelmayer & Prof. Richman on Criminal Sentencing
- November 28: A Conversation with Judge Batts: Trailblazing and the Bench
- February 25: Women in the Judiciary Panel: Judges Naomi Reice Buchwald & Jenny Rivera
- February 28: OSCAR Party - Nuts & Bolts of Clerkship Applications
- April 4: Views from the Bench: EDNY Judges
- April 24: Clerkship Panel with Faculty
- May 1: Path the the Bench: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson