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We will begin accepting applications for 2027 post-judicial law clerk associate positions December 1. Please periodically check our website or add your contact information to this online form for up-to-date information. Post-judicial law clerk associate applications require a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, writing sample, and at least three references (including your current judge). Please visit our Associate Hiring webpage here to learn more about the associate experience and generous benefits package at KVP.
We are currently accepting applications for associate positions. Please apply online here.
Nearly 90 percent of Keker, Van Nest & Peters attorneys clerked for federal judges at all levels of the judicial system and all around the country.
U.S. Supreme Court
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer
John Keker, 1970-1971
Eugene Paige, 2000-2001
Andrew Dawson, 2011-2012
U.S. Court of Appeals
| 1st Circuit | |
|---|---|
| Judge Sandra Lynch | Matan Shacham, 2008-2009 |
| 2nd Circuit | |
| Judge Barrington D. Parker | Anjali Srinivasan, 2012-2013 |
| Judge Susan Carney | Maile Yeats-Rowe, 2019-2020 |
| Judge Christopher Droney | Christine Zaleski, 2019-2020 |
| Judge Beth Robinson | Liam Brown, 2022-2023 |
| Judge Myrna Pérez | Jamie T. Martinez, 2023-2024 |
| 3rd Circuit | |
| Judge Theodore A. McKee | Khari Tillery, 2003-2004 |
| Judge Marjorie O. Rendell | Benjamin Berkowitz, 2005-2006 |
| Judge Patty Shwartz | Victor Chiu, 2018-2019 |
| Judge Patty Shwartz | Paul von Autenried, 2021-2022 |
State/District Supreme Courts
| Alaska | |
|---|---|
| Judge Susan Carney | Sara Fitzpatrick, 2020-2021 |
| California | |
| Judge Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar | Jason George, 2017-2018 |
| D.C. Court of Appeals | |
| Judge Roy W. McLeese III | Sonja Riley-Swanbeck, 2023-2024 |
| Hawai'i | |
| Judge Mark E. Recktenwald | Ryen Bani-Hashemi, 2022-2023 |
U.S. District Courts
| Alabama Middle District | |
|---|---|
| Judge Myron H. Thompson | Brook Dooley, 2003-2004 |
| California Central District | |
| Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw | R. James Slaughter, 1996-1997 |
| Judge Christina A. Snyder | Nicholas Goldberg, 2010-2011 |
| Judge Jesus G. Bernal | Maya James, 2016-2017 |
| Judge Virginia A. Phillips | Franco Muzzio, 2016-2017 |
| Judge Stephen V. Wilson | Deeva Shah, 2017-2018 |
| Judge James V. Selna | Jacqueline Concilla, 2021-2022 |
| Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald | Natalie Heim, 2022-2023 |
| Judge James V. Selna | Elizabeth Heckmann, 2022-2023 |
| Judge James V. Selna | Daniel Nguyen, 2022-2023 |