Michael Bressman, Director of Vanderbilt Law School’s Clerkship Program, has announced that 40 Vanderbilt Law students and recent graduates secured 43 clerkships during the 2024-25 academic year, which extended from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.
During the 2024-25 academic year, Vanderbilt Law students and graduates secured clerkships with judges on the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, and the District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Courts in Alabama, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington; the Court of Federal Claims; a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in California; and other state courts in Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Utah.
Federal Courts
Ashton Andrews, Class of 2022
Judge Clifton L. Corker
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (2025-26)
Jack Baker, Class of 2026
Judge Corey L. Maze
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (2026-27)
Mackenzi N. Barrett, Class of 2028
Judge Andrew L. Brasher
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2028-29)
Mary Basso, Class of 2024
Judge Maarten Vermaat
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (2024-25)
Ian L. Baumer, Class of 2026
Judge Charles E. Atchley
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (2026-28)
Michael J. Bennett, Class of 2024
Judge R. David Proctor
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (2025-26)
Kyle J. Blasinsky, Class of 2026
Judge Jay S. Bybee
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2026-27)
Rachel S. Blumenstein, Class of 2022
Judge Sarah L. Cave
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (2025-26)
Dominic S. Brown, Class of 2027
Judge Peter J. Phipps
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2027-28)
Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2028-29)
Taegan E. Bunch, Class of 2026
Judge Travis R. McDonough
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (2026-28)
Skylar Burton, Class of 2023
Judge Jonathan A. Kobes
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2025-26)
James Butler, Class of 2025
Judge Terrence W. Boyle
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (2025-26)
Laura A. Collins, Class of 2026
Judge Andrew S. Hanen
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2026-27)
Gretchen I. Deal, Class of 2026
Judge David J. Novak
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2028-29)
Courtney L. DeVore, Class of 2021
Judge Lauren J. King
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (2025-26)
Rachel M. Dodge, Class of 2025
Judge William H. Pryor, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2027-28)
Vincent R. Dodge, Class of 2025
Judge Anna M. Manasco
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (2027-28)
Christine K. Dorsey, Class of 2024
Judge William J. Nardini
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2026-27)
Omid Holakoui, Class of 2025
Judge Mark D. Houle
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (2025-26)
Hailey V. Johnston, Class of 2025
Judge Lee P. Rudofsky
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (2026-27)
Robert T. Lowell, Class of 2025
Judge Barbara Lagoa
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2027-28)
William K. McGoughran, Class of 2025
Judge Richard A. Hertling
U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2025-27)
Matthew R. Moore, Class of 2025
Judge Lance M. Africk
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2025-26)
Alison S. Munden, Class of 2025
Judge Crystal S. Wildeman
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (2025-27)
Caleb Sansoucy, Class of 2022
Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York (2025-26)
Brett T. Strother, Class of 2026
Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (2026-27)
Nicholas W. Summers, Class of 2025
Judge Andre B. Mathis
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2026-27)
Jacqueline F. Tubbs, Class of 2025
Judge Robert L. Wilkins
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2027-28)
Judge Amit P. Mehta
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2028-29)
Alison A. Vaughan, Class of 2027
Judge Julius N. Richardson
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2027-28)
Beth K. Wagoner, Class of 2026
Judge David F. Hamilton
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2027-28)
Nicholas G. Wallenburg, Class of 2026
Judge Daniel D. Crabtree
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (2026-27)
Zane Way-Henthorne, Class of 2026
Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle ’01
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (2026-27)
Judge Danielle J. Forrest
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2027-28)
Henry W.P. Woods, Class of 2023
Judge Beth W. Jantz
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2026-27)
Eric A. Young, Class of 2025
Judge Patrick R. Wyrick
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (2026-27)
State Courts
Kyle J. Blasinsky, Class of 2026
Judge Paige Petersen
Utah Supreme Court (2027-28)
Anthony B. Chen, Class of 2025
Judge Thomas W. Brothers ’77
Tennessee Circuit Court, Twentieth Judicial District (2025-27)
Adam J. Cohen, Class of 2025
Judge Tina Talim
Nevada Eighth Judicial District (2025-26)
Tyler M. Hall, Class of 2025
Judge Barbara J. Buono Stanton
New Jersey Superior Court, Vicinage 11 (2025-26)
Grant S. Martin, Class of 2025
Judge Adam M. Conrad
North Carolina Superior Court, Business Division (2025-26)
Jae H. Yoon, Class of 2026
Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick
Delaware Chancery Court (2026-27)
