Jones Day adds 10 U.S. Supreme Court clerks from the October 2023 Term

The Firm has announced the addition of 10 former U.S. Supreme Court clerks from the October 2023 Term to the Issues & Appeals Practice as associates. Jones Day has recruited 96 U.S. Supreme Court clerks since the October 2011 Term.

"A Supreme Court clerkship is unmatched in terms of preparing lawyers for appellate and Supreme Court practice; these 10 lawyers come to the Firm battle-tested and ready to serve our clients," said Traci L. Lovitt, leader of the Firm's Issues & Appeals Practice. "They join an already formidable Issues & Appeals Practice and will add to the acumen and tenacity that are the hallmarks of Jones Day lawyers."

Noel Francisco, former U.S. Solicitor General and Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's Washington Office, added, "The addition of these 10 individuals as lawyers and colleagues clearly adds to an already deep bench of talent."

The new arrivals, the Justices for whom they clerked, their law schools, prior clerkships, and previous roles are as follows:

• Jasmine Stein Akre clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas and graduated from Yale Law School. Prior to her Supreme Court clerkship, Ms. Akre was an associate at a law firm in Washington, D.C. (2021-2023); and Judicial Clerk for Hon. Amul Thapar, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2020-2021).
• Benjamin P. Daus clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and graduated from Yale Law School. Prior to his Supreme Court clerkship, Mr. Daus was a Judicial Clerk for Hon. Amul Thapar, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2022-2023); and Hon. Rachel P. Kovner, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2021-2022).
• Julia E. Fine clerked for Justice Amy Coney Barrett and graduated from Stanford Law School. Prior to her Supreme Court clerkship, Ms. Fine was an associate at a law firm in Washington, D.C. (2022-2023); Judicial Clerk for Hon. Dabney L. Friedrich, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2021-2022); and Hon. Stephanos Bibas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2020-2021).
• Joshua S. Ha clerked for Justice Samuel A. Alito and graduated from Harvard Law School. Prior to his clerkship, Mr. Ha was an associate at Jones Day (2022-2023); Judicial Clerk for Judge Steven J. Menashi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2021-2022); and Judicial Clerk for Judge Britt C. Grant, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2020-2021).
• Thomas Hopson clerked for Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and graduated from Yale Law School. Prior to his Supreme Court clerkship, Mr. Hopson was an associate at Jones Day (2022-2023); Judicial Clerk for Hon. Dabney L. Friedrich, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2021-2022); and Judicial Clerk for Hon. Gregory G. Katsas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2020-2021).
• Anthony J. Jeffries clerked for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and Justice Brett Kavanaugh and graduated from Stanford Law School. Prior to his Supreme Court clerkship, Mr. Jeffries was an associate at a law firm in Washington, D.C. (2022-2023); Judicial Clerk for Hon. Justin Walker, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2021-2022); and Judicial Clerk for Hon. John Bush, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2020-2021).
• Avery Rasmussen Phillips clerked for Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law. Prior to her Supreme Court clerkship, Ms. Phillips was a Judicial Clerk for Hon. Dabney L. Friedrich, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2022-2023); and Judicial Clerk for Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2021-2022).
• Isabelle Hanna Sandoval clerked for Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and graduated from Yale Law School. Prior to her Supreme Court clerkship, Ms. Sandoval was an associate at Jones Day (2022-2023); Judicial Clerk for Hon. Britt C. Grant, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2021-2022); and Judicial Clerk for Hon. Raymond M. Kethledge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2020-2021).
• Nathaniel C. Sutton clerked for Justice Amy Coney Barrett and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law. Prior to his Supreme Court clerkship, Mr. Sutton was a Judicial Clerk for Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr., Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2022-2023); and Judicial Clerk for Hon. Daniel A. Bress, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2021-2022).
• Hannah L. Templin clerked for Justice Samuel A. Alito and graduated from Yale Law School. Prior to her Supreme Court clerkship, Ms. Templin was Assistant Solicitor General for Arkansas (2022-2023); and Judicial Clerk for Hon. Stephanos Bibas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2021-2022).