From Dean Dan - May 5, 2017

Boyd School of Law has one of the most robust and successful post-graduate judicial clerkship placement programs in the country. Each year, a quarter to a third of Boyd's graduating class secure clerkships with Nevada judges. Boyd graduates routinely clerk at the Eighth Judicial District Court, the Second Judicial District Court, the Nevada Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Nevada, the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In the Class of 2017, 29 graduates will go on to work as judicial law clerks. One of these graduates will clerk for Boyd's first alumna in the Eighth Judicial District Court family division, Judge Linda Marquis.

In additional to producing capable law clerks, Boyd congratulates 2006 graduate Tierra Jones on her recent judicial appointment by Governor Sandoval to the Eighth Judicial District Court. Jones is the first Boyd graduate to serve in the Eighth Judicial District Court civil/criminal division. Jones is currently a Deputy District Attorney with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office and has served as both a prosecutor and public defender during her career.

Finally, as we prepare for graduation next week, I wanted to take the opportunity to congratulate our graduating Public Interest Fellows, Jonathan Chung (2017 Pro Bono Student of Distinction) and Andi Orwoll (2017 Barbara Buckley Community Service Award Recipient). The Public Interest Fellowship Program offers financial resources, mentorship, and experiential learning opportunities to students with strong academic credentials, a demonstrated record of community service, and a clear commitment to public interest work after graduation from law school. Fellows receive academic and career counseling from faculty, career guidance from alumni who have undertaken public interest work, and hands-on experience with committed community partners. Learn more about the Program.

Dan

Dean & Richard J. Morgan Professor of Law
daniel.hamilton@unlv.edu
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