Five Vanderbilt Law students will work this summer in the offices of U.S. District Attorneys, State Justice Departments, and other government law offices as 2026 Branstetter Summer Fellows.
The Branstetter Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program awards up to 10 summer fellowships each year to enable law students interested in litigation careers to work in unpaid summer internships in federal and state judicial chambers and government law offices and with legal nonprofits. Fellows receive stipends to help defray their living costs while working as interns.
The 2026 Class of Branstetter Summer Fellows include:
- Samantha Berry ’28, interning for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut
- Bianca Castillo ’27, interning for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas
- Miriam Khor ’28, interning for the California Department of Justice
- Samuel M. Shideler ’27, interning for the Office of the Nashville Defenders
- Jaehyuk Yu ’28, interning for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia