Michael Bressman, director of Vanderbilt Law School’s Clerkship Program, has announced that more than 60 Vanderbilt Law students and recent graduates, including 26 members of the Class of 2019, will serve as judicial clerks in 2019-20 or future terms.
VLS graduates will serve federal clerkships with appellate judges on the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Eleventh and D.C. Circuits; district judges in 16 states—Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas—and the District of Columbia; and with justices and judges in the state courts of Delaware, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee, and courts in the District of Columbia.
Class of 2019 (28 clerkships)
Unless indicated otherwise, Class of 2019 clerks will serve during the 2019-20 term.
Maura C. Allen
Judge Paul D. Borman, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit
Jordan S. Bunn
Judge Travis R. McDonough ’97, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Chattanooga (2019-21)
Natalie P. Christmas
Justice Ricky Polston, Florida Supreme Court, Tallahassee (2019-21)
Jesse Clay
Judge John B. Nalbandian, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Covington, Kentucky
Connor E. Crum
Judge Camille R. McMullen, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Memphis
Sean P. Deer
Judge Alan O. Forst, Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals, West Palm Beach
Hannah J. Frank
Judge Stephen A. Higginson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, New Orleans, Louisiana
Griffin Farha
Judge Kent A. Jordan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Wilmington, Delaware (2021-22)
Judge Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. (2022-23)
John M. Fox
Judge Marcia Morales Howard, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville (2019-21)
Nigel P. Halliday
Judge Tu M. Pham, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Memphis
Meredith M. Havekost
Judge Lance M. Africk, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans
Sidney E. Lampton
Judge David C. Bramlette III, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Natchez
Joshua B. Landis
Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C.
Colin J. Martindale
Judge Claria Horn Boom ’94, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, Lexington and Louisville
Clayton Masterman
Judge Gregg J. Costa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Houston, Texas
Judge David B. Sentelle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C. (2020-21)
Brianna Owens
Judge Richard H. Dinkins ’77, Tennessee Court of Appeals, Nashville (2019-21)
Breanna C. Philips
Judge Michael H. Park, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, New York, New York (2020-21)
Austin T. Popp
Judge James C. Mahan ’73, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Las Vegas
William D. Pugh
Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III, Delaware Court of Chancery, Dover
Joseph J. Quick
Judge John D. Geathers, South Carolina Court of Appeals, Columbia
Claudia Stantzyk-Guzek
Judge David J. Hale, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville
R. William Stout
Judge Corey L. Maze, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Anniston (2020-21)
F. Dalton Thompson III
Judge Gilbert S. Merritt ’60, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Nashville, Tennessee
Nathan Townsend
Judge David Porter, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2020-21)
Shannon N. Vreeland
Judge Duane Benton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Kansas City, Missouri
Matthew J. Washnock
Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Greenville, South Carolina
Class of 2020 (29 clerkships to date)
As of July 31, 2019, 28 members of the Class of 2020 have secured 29 clerkships to be served in 2020-21 or future terms. They include:
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Judge James C. Mahan ’73, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Las Vegas (2020-21)
Martha B. Banks
Judge Priscilla R. Owen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Austin, Texas (2020-21)
Micah N. Bradley
Judge Eli J. Richardson ’92, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville (2020-21)
Cole W. Browndorf
Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport (2020-21)
Mary K. Clemmons
Judge David A. Ezra (D. Haw.), U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio (sitting by designation) (2020-21)
Thomas K. Conerty
Judge John B. Nalbandian, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Covington, Kentucky (2020-21)
Peter G. Cornick
Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta (2020-22)
Joline R. Desruisseaux
Judge Williams H. Alsup, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco (2022-23)
Robert W. Dillard
Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III, Delaware Court of Chancery, Dover (2020-21)
Nathan C. Elner
Judge Stacey G. C. Jernigan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the North District of Texas, Dallas (2020-22)
Charlotte D. Gill
Judge John K. Bush, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Louisville, Kentucky (2020-21)
Elizabeth Holden
Judge Emily Coody Marks, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Montgomery (2020-21)
Joshua T. Hoyt
Judge Andrew S. Oldham, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Austin, Texas (2020-21)
Natalie A. Komrovsky
Judge Joan L. Larsen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Ann Arbor, Michigan (2020-21)
Judge Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. (2023-24)
Joshua A. Manning
Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn, Delaware Court of Chancery, Wilmington (2020-22)
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Judge Amul R. Thapar, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Covington, Kentucky (2023-24)
Cara C. Mannion
Judge William F. Jung, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa (2020-22)
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Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Frankfort (2020-21)
Braden T. Morell
Judge Danny C. Reeves, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Lexington (2020-21)
Grant A. Newton
David L. Russell, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City (2020-21)
Emily J. Sachs
Judge Eduardo C. Robreno, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (2020-21)
Emily Sasso
Judge Joseph A. Greenaway Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Newark, New Jersey (2021-22)
Jackson C. Smith
Judge Jane J. Boyle, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas (2020-21)
Rachel M. Stuckey
Judge Eldon E. Fallon, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans (2020-21)
Christopher S. Sundby
Judge Adalberto J. Jordan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Miami, Florida (2020-21)
Kathryn P. Tenkhoff
Judge Duane Benton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Kansas City, Missouri (2020-21)
Jeffrey A. Turner
Judge Joseph H. McKinley Jr., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Owensboro (2020-22)
Kristina H. Wenner
Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, New York (2020-21)
Recent Graduates (7 clerkships)
Between July 1, 2018, and July 31, 2019, seven Vanderbilt Law graduates from the Classes of 2015, 2017 and 2018 secured clerkships. They include:
Amanda M. Blain ’17
Magistrate Judges, District of Columbia Superior Court, Criminal Division, Washington, D.C. (2019-20)
Christine M. Carletta ’15
Judge Chad A. Readler, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Columbus, Ohio (2019-20)
Cyle R. Catlett ’15
Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Chicago (2018-19)
Thomas T. Hydrick ’17
Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Greenville, South Carolina (2018-20)
Rachel Z. Johnson ’18
Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, New Haven (2020-21)
Tyler D. Ricker ’17
Judge James E. Graves Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Jackson, Mississippi (2020-21)
Alexandre M. Todorov ’18
Judge Mark D. Houle, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Riverside (2019)