Racheal Ross

Tell us about your work with Boyd's chapter of the American Constitution Society over your time in law school.
 
When I took over as ACS president the organization was relatively unknown on our campus. I just tried to put on events that I knew students would enjoy and get a lot out of. It’s been such a great experience and we’ve been able to bring some great speakers to the law school. I’m most proud that because of some of our events, students were able to make some amazing networking connections with judges and lawyers in the community. 
 
You recently authored an op-ed piece on federal judicial appointments. What was your objective?
 
My objective was to combine my two passions – judicial nominations and workers’ rights. By working exclusively on judicial nominations over the summer I realized two things: (1) the process is highly political and (2) the appointment of overly-partisan judges is detrimental to our legal system as a whole. As a nation, our goal should be to put pressure on our legislators to only confirm those judges without extreme biases or points of view. I couldn’t exactly say that in my op-ed, but hopefully it comes through. 
 
Do you hope/expect home to always mean Nevada? 
           
Being a Vegas local, home will always mean Nevada. However, I am determined to work in Washington D.C. after graduation because I really love policy work. I would definitely encourage anyone interested in politics and policy to spend some time in D.C. because it is such a unique experience.