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Bankruptcy and Career Clerk Breakouts Available<br />

The WM. Mat<strong>the</strong>w Byrne, Jr.,<br />

J udicial<br />

Clerkship<br />

Institute<br />

For Current Clerks,<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Students, and Graduates<br />

Entering Federal Clerkships<br />

March 14-15, 2013<br />

Malibu, California


M essage from <strong>the</strong> Director<br />

We are excited to invite you to join<br />

<strong>Pepperdine</strong>’s 13th annual Wm. Mat<strong>the</strong>w<br />

Byrne Jr., Judicial Clerkship Institute, a<br />

program dedicated to <strong>the</strong> promotion <strong>of</strong><br />

justice and <strong>the</strong> federal judiciary through<br />

<strong>the</strong> training <strong>of</strong> law clerks. Federal judges<br />

from across <strong>the</strong> country ga<strong>the</strong>r at<br />

<strong>Pepperdine</strong> and generously give <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

time to train law clerks on how to be pr<strong>of</strong>essional, effective,<br />

and successful. The wisdom <strong>the</strong> judges and pr<strong>of</strong>essors share<br />

during <strong>the</strong> program is invaluable. We are excited to<br />

continue working with <strong>the</strong> American Bankruptcy Institute<br />

(ABI) and <strong>the</strong> Federal Judicial Center (FJC). The ABI and<br />

FJC will sponsor bankruptcy and career clerks to attend.<br />

We invite federal term clerks who will be beginning a<br />

federal clerkship at <strong>the</strong> appellate, district, or magistrate<br />

court level to enroll. Through <strong>the</strong> kindness <strong>of</strong> former law<br />

clerks and o<strong>the</strong>r friends <strong>of</strong> Judge Byrne, and also through<br />

<strong>Pepperdine</strong> <strong>University</strong>, we have travel scholarships available<br />

for a limited number <strong>of</strong> new clerks who would like to<br />

attend. We deeply appreciate <strong>the</strong> continued support <strong>of</strong><br />

judges, pr<strong>of</strong>essors, clerks, and students who have helped to<br />

make this conference a success for over a decade. We look<br />

forward to meeting you.<br />

Naomi Harlin Goodno<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Director, Wm. Mat<strong>the</strong>w Byrne, Jr., Judicial Clerkship Institute<br />

J udicial Faculty<br />

Arthur L. Alarcón<br />

United States Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals for <strong>the</strong> Ninth Circuit<br />

Judge Alarcón was appointed United States circuit<br />

judge for <strong>the</strong> Ninth Circuit Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals on<br />

November 2, 1979, and entered duty on November 20,<br />

1979. He is a graduate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

California, receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1949, an<br />

LLB degree in 1951, and a honorary doctor <strong>of</strong> laws<br />

degree in 2007 from Southwestern <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. Prior to his<br />

appointment to <strong>the</strong> appellate bench, Judge Alarcón served as a deputy<br />

district attorney for Los Angeles County, from 1952 to 1961. He served<br />

within <strong>the</strong> administration California governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown<br />

as a legal advisor and clemency and extradition secretary from 1961 to<br />

1962, and as executive assistant to <strong>the</strong> governor from 1962 to 1964. He<br />

also served as chair <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> California Parole Board’s Adult Authority in<br />

1964, as judge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Los Angeles Superior Court from 1964 to 1978, and<br />

as associate justice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> California Court <strong>of</strong> Appeal from 1978 to 1979.<br />

Judge Alarcón has served as an adjunct pr<strong>of</strong>essor at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

Sou<strong>the</strong>rn California <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>, Loyola <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>, and Southwestern<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>.<br />

The Honorable Carol Bagley Amon<br />

Chief Judge, United States District Court for <strong>the</strong> Eastern District <strong>of</strong> New York<br />

Since April 5, 2011, Judge Amon has served as chief judge <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Eastern District and serves on <strong>the</strong> Judicial Conference <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> United States. Judge Amon was a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Judicial<br />

Committee on Codes <strong>of</strong> Conduct from 1993 to 2001 and<br />

chair from 1998 to 2001. She also served as an advisor to <strong>the</strong><br />

American Bar Association Joint Commission to Evaluate <strong>the</strong><br />

Model Code <strong>of</strong> Judicial Conduct. She is a graduate <strong>of</strong> William and Mary and<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Virginia <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. Prior to her appointment to <strong>the</strong><br />

district court in 1990, Judge Amon served as a U.S. magistrate, and assistant<br />

U.S. attorney for <strong>the</strong> Eastern District <strong>of</strong> New York, and a trial attorney for <strong>the</strong><br />

U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Justice.<br />

The Honorable Bobby R. Baldock<br />

United States Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals for <strong>the</strong> 10th Circuit<br />

President Ronald Reagan appointed Judge Baldock<br />

to <strong>the</strong> United States Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals for <strong>the</strong> 10th<br />

Circuit in 1985. Previously, Judge Baldock served on<br />

<strong>the</strong> United States District Court for <strong>the</strong> District <strong>of</strong> New<br />

Mexico. During his judicial tenure, Judge Baldock has<br />

served <strong>the</strong> federal courts in numerous administrative<br />

capacities. Most recently, he concluded a three-year term as chair <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Committee on Financial Disclosure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Judicial Conference<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States. Judge Baldock graduated from <strong>the</strong> New Mexico<br />

Military Institute in 1956 and from <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Arizona College<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> in 1960. Prior to his appointment to <strong>the</strong> federal bench, Judge<br />

Baldock practiced law for over two decades with Sanders, Bruin &<br />

Baldock in Roswell, New Mexico. Judge Baldock is married and has two<br />

grown sons.


The Honorable Duane Benton<br />

United States Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals for <strong>the</strong> Eighth Circuit<br />

Duane Benton became a judge on <strong>the</strong> United States<br />

Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals for <strong>the</strong> Eighth Circuit on July 8, 2004.<br />

Judge Benton served on <strong>the</strong> Missouri Supreme Court<br />

from 1991 until 2004 (including as chief justice from<br />

1997 to 1999). Previously, he practiced law from 1983<br />

to 1988, and served as Missouri’s director <strong>of</strong> revenue<br />

from 1989 to 1991. He is a 1972 graduate <strong>of</strong> Northwestern <strong>University</strong> and<br />

a 1975 graduate <strong>of</strong> Yale <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>, where he was managing editor <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Yale <strong>Law</strong> Journal. From 1975 to 1979 Judge Benton served with <strong>the</strong><br />

U.S. Navy as a judge advocate. While in <strong>the</strong> navy, he earned a master’s<br />

degree in business administration and accountancy from Memphis State<br />

<strong>University</strong>, becoming a CPA in Missouri in 1983. Judge Benton earned an<br />

LLM from <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Virginia in 1995. Judge Benton also served as<br />

an adjunct pr<strong>of</strong>essor at Westminster College, <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Missouri–<br />

Columbia <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, and Vanderbilt <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>.<br />

The Honorable Karon Owen Bowdre<br />

United States District Court for <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong> Alabama<br />

Judge Bowdre received her bachelor’s degree, cum laude,<br />

from Samford <strong>University</strong> and her law degree, cum laude,<br />

from Cumberland <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. Judge Bowdre served<br />

as a law clerk for <strong>the</strong> Honorable J. Foy Guin, district<br />

judge for <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong> Alabama. She taught<br />

at Cumberland <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> from 1990 until she took<br />

<strong>of</strong>fice in November 2001. Judge Bowdre was director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> legal research<br />

and writing program at <strong>the</strong> school and taught courses in insurance law,<br />

torts, pr<strong>of</strong>essional responsibility, and appellate advocacy. Prior to joining<br />

<strong>the</strong> law faculty, Judge Bowdre practiced law with <strong>the</strong> Birmingham law<br />

firm <strong>of</strong> Rives & Peterson, handling numerous trial and appellate matters<br />

in state and federal court.<br />

The Honorable Charles R. Breyer<br />

United States District Court for <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong> California<br />

Judge Breyer received his AB in 1963 from Harvard<br />

College and his JD in 1966 from UC Berkeley <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong>. Upon graduation from law school, Judge Breyer<br />

clerked for Oliver J. Carter, chief judge, U.S. District<br />

Court for <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong> California. He <strong>the</strong>n<br />

served as an assistant district attorney in San Francisco<br />

until 1973, when he was appointed assistant special prosecutor, Watergate<br />

Special Prosecution force. He entered private practice in 1974,<br />

specializing in <strong>the</strong> defense <strong>of</strong> white-collar criminal cases. Judge Breyer is<br />

also an adjunct pr<strong>of</strong>essor at Hastings College <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. He was<br />

appointed to <strong>the</strong> U.S. District Court, Nor<strong>the</strong>rn district <strong>of</strong> California in<br />

1997 by President Clinton. Judge Breyer has served on <strong>the</strong> Executive<br />

Committee <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Judicial Conference <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States, and is<br />

currently <strong>the</strong> long-range planning coordinator for <strong>the</strong> federal judiciary.<br />

The Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley<br />

United States District Court for <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong> California<br />

Jacqueline Scott Corley has served as a magistrate judge in<br />

<strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong> California, San Francisco Division,<br />

since May 2011. Just prior to her appointment, she was a<br />

partner at Kerr & Wagstaffe, LLP in San Francisco, a<br />

12-lawyer litigation firm where she practiced civil litigation<br />

in <strong>the</strong> trial and appellate courts with an emphasis on federal<br />

practice. From 1998 through 2009 Judge Corley served as career law clerk to<br />

<strong>the</strong> Honorable Charles R. Breyer in <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong> California. Judge<br />

Corley received her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley, and her JD from<br />

Harvard <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> magna cum laude, where she was selected as an editor<br />

and articles chair <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Harvard <strong>Law</strong> Review. Upon graduation from law<br />

school, she served as a law clerk to <strong>the</strong> Honorable Robert Keeton <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United<br />

States District Court for <strong>the</strong> District <strong>of</strong> Massachusetts. She subsequently<br />

practiced complex commercial litigation and white-collar criminal defense at<br />

Goodwin, Procter LLP in Boston, and <strong>the</strong>n moved to San Francisco and<br />

worked as a litigation associate.<br />

The Honorable Jeremy D. Fogel<br />

United States District Court for <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong> California<br />

Judge Fogel received his BA from Stanford <strong>University</strong> and<br />

his JD, cum laude, from Harvard <strong>University</strong>. Judge Fogel<br />

was in private practice in San Jose from 1974 to 1978, and<br />

was founder and directing attorney, Mental Health<br />

Advocacy Project, Santa Clara County Bar Association <strong>Law</strong><br />

Foundation from 1978 to 1981. In 1981 he was appointed to<br />

Santa Clara County Municipal Court and appointed to Santa Clara Superior<br />

Court in 1986. He is a frequent lecturer on ethics, discipline, and pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

conduct for both bench and bar and a lecturer at Stanford <strong>University</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong>. He was appointed to <strong>the</strong> U.S. District Court, Nor<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong><br />

California in 1998. Since October <strong>of</strong> 2011 he has been selected to serve as<br />

director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Federal Judicial Center in Washington, D.C.<br />

The Honorable Kent A. Jordan<br />

United States Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals for <strong>the</strong> Third Circuit<br />

Kent A. Jordan was appointed in 2006 to serve as a United<br />

States circuit judge for <strong>the</strong> Third Circuit. Prior to that<br />

appointment, Judge Jordan was a United States District<br />

Judge for <strong>the</strong> District <strong>of</strong> Delaware from 2002 to 2006. He<br />

received a BA in economics in 1981 from Brigham Young<br />

<strong>University</strong> and a JD in 1984 from Georgetown <strong>University</strong>,<br />

where he was articles editor for <strong>the</strong> Georgetown <strong>Law</strong> Journal. From 1984 to<br />

1985, he was a law clerk for <strong>the</strong> Honorable James L. Latchum, a judge on <strong>the</strong><br />

district court where Judge Jordan later served. He is a former assistant U.S.<br />

attorney for <strong>the</strong> District <strong>of</strong> Delaware and, from 1991 to 1992, was chief <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

civil division in that <strong>of</strong>fice. Prior to taking <strong>the</strong> bench, Judge Jordan served as<br />

an <strong>of</strong>ficer and as a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> boards <strong>of</strong> directors <strong>of</strong> privately held<br />

businesses and was a partner in a Wilmington, Delaware law firm, with a<br />

practice focused on intellectual property, corporate, and commercial<br />

litigation. He is an adjunct pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania<br />

and Vanderbilt <strong>University</strong>, and is a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American <strong>Law</strong> Institute.


The Honorable Mary M. Schroeder<br />

United States Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals for <strong>the</strong> Ninth Circuit<br />

Judge Schroeder has served on <strong>the</strong> Ninth Circuit Court <strong>of</strong><br />

Appeals since 1979 and was chief judge from December<br />

2000 through November 2007. She previously served on <strong>the</strong><br />

Arizona Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals and practiced law in Phoenix,<br />

Arizona. She is a graduate <strong>of</strong> Swarthmore College and <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chicago <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>. After graduation she was<br />

a trial lawyer in <strong>the</strong> Civil Division <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Justice. Judge<br />

Schroeder has also taught at Arizona State <strong>University</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> and been an<br />

adjunct lecturer at Duke <strong>University</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>. She has published articles<br />

and lectures in various law reviews and is a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Council <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

American <strong>Law</strong> Institute. She is a recipient <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Arizona State Bar<br />

Association’s James A. Walsh Outstanding Jurist Award, <strong>the</strong> American Bar<br />

Association’s Margaret Brent Award, and <strong>the</strong> Joan Dempsey Klein NAWJ<br />

Honoree <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year Award. In 2006 Swarthmore College awarded her an<br />

honorary doctor <strong>of</strong> laws degree. She has her chambers in Phoenix. She and<br />

her husband, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Milton Schroeder, have two daughters and<br />

two grandchildren.<br />

The Honorable Kim M. Wardlaw<br />

United States Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals for <strong>the</strong> Ninth Circuit<br />

Judge Wardlaw graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta<br />

Kappa from UCLA in 1976, and from UCLA <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> in<br />

1979, where she served as an articles editor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> UCLA<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Review, externed for <strong>the</strong> late Honorable Joseph T.<br />

Sneed III <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ninth Circuit Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals, was<br />

awarded Order <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Coif and named <strong>the</strong> Outstanding<br />

Graduate <strong>of</strong> her class. She clerked for U.S. district court judge William P. Gray,<br />

and joined <strong>the</strong> law firm <strong>of</strong> O’Melveny & Myers, where she practiced complex<br />

civil litigation for 16 years. Confirmed as a district court judge for <strong>the</strong> Central<br />

District <strong>of</strong> California in 1976, Judge Wardlaw joined <strong>the</strong> Ninth Circuit in<br />

1998. She currently serves on <strong>the</strong> court’s Executive Committee, <strong>the</strong> circuit’s<br />

Federal Public Defender’s Committee and <strong>the</strong> ABA Commission on Hispanic<br />

Rights and Responsibilities.<br />

Bankruptcy Faculty<br />

The Honorable Margaret A. Mahoney<br />

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong> Alabama<br />

Judge Mahoney was appointed U.S. bankruptcy<br />

judge for <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong> Alabama in 1993.<br />

She served as chief judge from 1996 to 2003. Before<br />

serving in <strong>the</strong> state <strong>of</strong> Alabama, she was a bankruptcy<br />

judge in <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn District <strong>of</strong> Texas and also in<br />

<strong>the</strong> District <strong>of</strong> Minnesota. Prior to taking <strong>the</strong> bench,<br />

Judge Mahoney was a partner with Weil, Gotshal & Manges. She is a<br />

Fellow in <strong>the</strong> American College <strong>of</strong> Bankruptcy, a former editor-in-chief<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American Bankruptcy <strong>Law</strong> Journal and a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> board<br />

<strong>of</strong> governors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Conference <strong>of</strong> Bankruptcy Judges. Judge<br />

Mahoney received her BA from <strong>the</strong> College <strong>of</strong> St. Ca<strong>the</strong>rine, where she<br />

was a member <strong>of</strong> Phi Beta Kappa, and her JD with honors from <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Minnesota <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />

The Honorable Steven W. Rhodes<br />

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for <strong>the</strong> Eastern District <strong>of</strong> Michigan<br />

Judge Rhodes recently completed a term as chief judge.<br />

From 1997 to 2004 he also served on <strong>the</strong> Bankruptcy<br />

Appellate Panel (BAP) <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sixth Circuit, <strong>the</strong> last<br />

three years as chief judge. Judge Rhodes was appointed<br />

to a new four-year term on <strong>the</strong> BAP beginning January<br />

1, 2008. He has served as an adjunct pr<strong>of</strong>essor at <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Michigan <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> teaching bankruptcy law, and is<br />

a Fellow <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American College <strong>of</strong> Bankruptcy. A past member <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> American Bankruptcy Institute board <strong>of</strong> directors, he also served<br />

as ABI’s vice president-research grants. Judge Rhodes received his<br />

undergraduate degree from Purdue <strong>University</strong> and his law degree from<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Michigan <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

H onored Guest<br />

The Honorable Barry Russell<br />

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for <strong>the</strong> Central District <strong>of</strong> California<br />

Judge Russell serves as Chief Judge Emeritus on <strong>the</strong><br />

U.S. Bankruptcy Court in <strong>the</strong> Central District <strong>of</strong><br />

California in Los Angeles. Appointed in 1974, he served<br />

as chief judge from January 2003 to December 2006.<br />

He also served on <strong>the</strong> Bankruptcy Appellate Panel<br />

and became its chief judge from September 1999 to<br />

December 2001. Judge Russell has been a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> faculty <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Federal Judicial Center in Washington, D.C., since 1977, and frequently<br />

lectures to bankruptcy judges throughout <strong>the</strong> United States. He received<br />

<strong>the</strong> American Bar Association’s Franklin N. Flaschner Judicial Award<br />

as <strong>the</strong> outstanding judge in <strong>the</strong> United States in a trial court <strong>of</strong> special<br />

jurisdiction in 1987, and he received <strong>the</strong> Los Angeles County Bar<br />

Association’s Outstanding Jurist Award in 2004. He has been <strong>the</strong> author<br />

<strong>of</strong> West’s Bankruptcy Evidence Manual since August 1987. A member <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> American Bankruptcy Institute board <strong>of</strong> directors, he received both<br />

his bachelor <strong>of</strong> science and JD from UCLA.


Academic Exchange<br />

Erwin Chemerinsky<br />

Dean and Distinguished Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California,<br />

Irvine, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Dean Chemerinsky is <strong>the</strong> founding dean <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California, Irvine. From 2004<br />

to 2008 he was <strong>the</strong> Alston and Bird Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>,<br />

Duke <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. Before that, he was on<br />

<strong>the</strong> USC faculty for over 20 years. Dean Chemerinsky<br />

regularly lectures to judges in programs for <strong>the</strong> Federal Judicial Center,<br />

<strong>the</strong> National Judicial College, and <strong>the</strong> American Bar Association. He<br />

is a graduate <strong>of</strong> Northwestern <strong>University</strong> and Harvard <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />

He is <strong>the</strong> author <strong>of</strong> seven books and over 200 law review articles. He<br />

regularly argues appellate cases, including in <strong>the</strong> U.S. Supreme Court.<br />

Robert F. Cochran, Jr.<br />

Founder and Director, The Herbert and Elinor Nootbaar Institute on<br />

<strong>Law</strong>, Religion, and Ethics and Louis D. Brandeis Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>,<br />

<strong>Pepperdine</strong> <strong>University</strong>, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Robert F. Cochran, Jr., founded <strong>the</strong> Judicial Clerkship<br />

Institute and directed it from 2000 to 2003. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Cochran’s books include: Louis D. Brandies’s MIT<br />

Lectures on <strong>Law</strong> (Carolina Academic Press, 2012);<br />

<strong>Law</strong>yers, Clients, and Moral Responsibility (West, 2nd ed. 2009; 1st ed.<br />

1994) (with Thomas L. Shaffer); and Christian Perspectives on Legal<br />

Thought (Yale <strong>University</strong> Press, 2001) (with Michael McConnell and<br />

Angela Carmella). Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Cochran is <strong>the</strong> editor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> SSRN <strong>Law</strong><br />

and Religion eJournal. He founded and currently directs <strong>Pepperdine</strong>’s<br />

Herbert and Elinor Nootbaar Institute on <strong>Law</strong>, Religion, and Ethics.<br />

Recent trips have taken him to Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, South Korea,<br />

and Thailand, lecturing on justice, religion, and law.<br />

Michael Gerhardt<br />

Samuel Ashe Distinguished Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Constitutional <strong>Law</strong> and Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

UNC Center on <strong>Law</strong> and Government, UNC-Chapel Hill<br />

Michael Gerhardt is Samuel Ashe Distinguished<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Constitutional <strong>Law</strong> and Director <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> UNC Center on <strong>Law</strong> and Government at UNC-<br />

Chapel Hill. He is a nationally recognized expert<br />

on constitutional conflicts and has participated in <strong>the</strong> confirmation<br />

proceedings for five <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nine justices currently sitting on <strong>the</strong><br />

Supreme Court, including most recently as special counsel to chair<br />

Patrick Leahy and <strong>the</strong> Senate Judiciary Committee on <strong>the</strong> nominations<br />

<strong>of</strong> Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan to <strong>the</strong> Supreme Court. During<br />

President Clinton’s impeachment proceedings, he testified as <strong>the</strong><br />

only joint witness before <strong>the</strong> House <strong>of</strong> Representatives and served as<br />

CNN’s full-time impeachment expert. He has published dozens <strong>of</strong><br />

law review articles and five books, including leading treatises on both<br />

<strong>the</strong> impeachment and appointments processes and “The Power <strong>of</strong><br />

Precedent” (published by Oxford <strong>University</strong> Press). His forthcoming<br />

book, “The Forgotten Presidents: Their Untold Constitutional Legacy,”<br />

will be published next year by Oxford <strong>University</strong> Press. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Gerhardt received a BA with honors from Yale <strong>University</strong>, an MSc<br />

from <strong>the</strong> London <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Economics, and a JD with honors from <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chicago.<br />

For more information visit:<br />

law.pepperdine.edu<br />

For <strong>the</strong> Bankruptcy Breakout Session visit:<br />

www.abiworld.org<br />

Joel K. Goldstein<br />

Vincent C. Immel Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, Saint Louis <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Joel K. Goldstein, <strong>the</strong> Vincent C. Immel Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> at Saint Louis <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, has<br />

written extensively on <strong>the</strong> American vice presidency,<br />

constitutional law, <strong>the</strong> Supreme Court, admiralty<br />

law, <strong>the</strong> presidency, and presidential succession and<br />

inability. His books include The Modern American Vice<br />

Presidency: The Transformation <strong>of</strong> a Political Institution (Princeton<br />

<strong>University</strong> Press, 1982), Constitutional <strong>Law</strong> (5th ed.) (LexisNexis, 2008)<br />

(with <strong>the</strong> late Norman Redlich and John Attanasio), and Understanding<br />

Constitutional <strong>Law</strong> (4th ed.)(LexisNexis, 2012) (with John Attanasio.<br />

He is writing a new book on <strong>the</strong> vice presidency and is frequently<br />

interviewed on <strong>the</strong> subject. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Goldstein received a doctorate in<br />

political science at Oxford <strong>University</strong>, which he attended as a Rhodes<br />

Scholar, and a law degree from Harvard <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>. He was law clerk<br />

for Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States District Court<br />

in Massachusetts.<br />

Douglas W. Kmiec<br />

Caruso Family Chair and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Constitutional <strong>Law</strong> and Human Rights,<br />

<strong>Pepperdine</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

Ambassador (ret.) Douglas W. Kmiec is Caruso<br />

Family Chair and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Constitutional <strong>Law</strong> &<br />

Human Rights, <strong>Pepperdine</strong> <strong>University</strong>. In addition<br />

to being an author and syndicated columnist, he has<br />

been privileged to serve Democratic and Republican<br />

presidents alike. Upon nomination by President Obama and<br />

confirmation by <strong>the</strong> Senate, he was U.S. ambassador to <strong>the</strong> Republic<br />

<strong>of</strong> Malta, where he completed <strong>the</strong> construction <strong>of</strong> a $125.5 million<br />

embassy compound and upgraded <strong>the</strong> security and economic ties<br />

between <strong>the</strong> Mediterranean and <strong>the</strong> U.S. In <strong>the</strong> face <strong>of</strong> violence in<br />

<strong>the</strong> Libyan uprisings, <strong>the</strong> ambassador successfully organized a rescue<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> staff <strong>of</strong> U.S. embassy in Tripoli and hundreds <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r foreign<br />

nationals from Libya with a catamaran. Ambassador Kmiec had<br />

previously served as head <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Office <strong>of</strong> Legal Counsel (U.S. assistant<br />

attorney general) for presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W.<br />

Bush. A Fulbright Scholar (Asia), White House Fellow, and honorary<br />

degree recipient, <strong>the</strong> Ambassador is a graduate <strong>of</strong> Northwestern and<br />

USC. He taught at Notre Dame for near 20 years and was Dean <strong>of</strong> The<br />

Catholic <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> America.<br />

keynote Speaker<br />

Akhil Reed Amar<br />

Sterling Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and Political Science at Yale <strong>University</strong><br />

Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and<br />

Political Science at Yale <strong>University</strong>, where he teaches<br />

constitutional law at both Yale College and Yale <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong>. He received his B.A, summa cum laude, in<br />

1980 from Yale College, and his JD in 1984 from Yale<br />

<strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>, where he served as an editor <strong>of</strong> The Yale<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Journal. After clerking for Judge Stephen Breyer, U.S. Court<br />

<strong>of</strong> Appeals, 1st Circuit, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Amar joined <strong>the</strong> Yale faculty in<br />

1985. Along with dean Paul Brest and Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Sanford Levinson,<br />

Jack Balkin, and Reva Siegel, pr<strong>of</strong>essor Amar is <strong>the</strong> coeditor <strong>of</strong> a<br />

leading constitutional law casebook, Processes <strong>of</strong> Constitutional<br />

Decisionmaking. He is also <strong>the</strong> author <strong>of</strong> several books, including The<br />

Constitution and Criminal Procedure: First Principles (Yale Univ. Press,<br />

1997), The Bill <strong>of</strong> Rights: Creation and Reconstruction (Yale Univ. Press,<br />

1998), America’s Constitution: A Biography (Random House, 2005),<br />

and most recently, America’s Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents<br />

and Principles We Live By (Basic Books, 2012).


I am honored to have this opportunity to serve as dean at <strong>Pepperdine</strong>, <strong>the</strong> host <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> prestigious Wm. Mat<strong>the</strong>w<br />

Byrne, Jr., Judicial Clerkship Institute. Judge Byrne was a personal friend <strong>of</strong> mine and a highly respected<br />

colleague in <strong>the</strong> federal judiciary. He was a model <strong>of</strong> judicial excellence, integrity, and public service. As <strong>the</strong><br />

work <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> judiciary continues to become ever more complex and demanding, <strong>the</strong> training <strong>of</strong> lawyers to serve<br />

as efficient and effective law clerks to federal judges is critical. The goal <strong>of</strong> this institute is to equip law clerks to<br />

make significant and valuable contributions to <strong>the</strong> judges for whom <strong>the</strong>y work and <strong>the</strong> judiciary as a whole. I<br />

am especially pleased that we are partnering with <strong>the</strong> American Bankruptcy Institute and <strong>the</strong> Federal Judicial<br />

Center in this endeavor. The Federal Judicial Center is known throughout <strong>the</strong> nation as an outstanding provider<br />

<strong>of</strong> judicial and judicial staff education. I look forward to welcoming this year’s participants to what promises to<br />

be an excellent conference.<br />

—Deanell Reece Tacha<br />

Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean<br />

Location and Activities<br />

The Byrne Judicial Clerkship Institute will be held at <strong>Pepperdine</strong><br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> in Malibu, California. The wea<strong>the</strong>r in<br />

March is typically sunny and pleasant, in <strong>the</strong> mid-70s during <strong>the</strong><br />

day and <strong>the</strong> 50s at night. The campus is approximately 45 minutes<br />

up <strong>the</strong> coast from <strong>the</strong> Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).<br />

The program will begin on Thursday, March 14, at 8 a.m. On<br />

Friday, <strong>the</strong> program will run from approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />

Dress for <strong>the</strong> program is business casual.<br />

Tuition and room-and-Board<br />

The tuition for <strong>the</strong> program is $95. MCLE credit is available,<br />

including one hour <strong>of</strong> ethics and one hour <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

responsibility credit. We will provide breakfast and lunch on<br />

Thursday and Friday at no additional cost. We have arranged<br />

housing for a limited number <strong>of</strong> clerks at <strong>the</strong> Sheraton Delfina,<br />

Santa Monica, 20 minutes from <strong>the</strong> campus. The hotel is within<br />

walking distance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> beach, <strong>the</strong> Santa Monica Pier, and <strong>the</strong><br />

Third Street Promenade, with its outdoor cafes, unique shops, and<br />

street entertainers. A shuttle will operate between <strong>the</strong> Sheraton<br />

Delfina and institute events. We will pair you with a roommate,<br />

unless you identify a roommate on your registration form. Total<br />

cost per person for a shared room for three nights (Wednesday,<br />

Thursday, and Friday) is $275. Very limited public transportation is<br />

available in Los Angeles, thus students who want to be independent<br />

during <strong>the</strong>ir stay should rent a car. Shuttle service (SuperShuttle,<br />

800.258.3826 or Prime Time Shuttle, 800.733.8267) between LAX<br />

and <strong>the</strong> hotel costs approximately $45 each way.<br />

If you have questions concerning registration, travel, or housing,<br />

contact:<br />

Margaret Barfield at 310.506.4653, or<br />

margaret.barfield@pepperdine.edu<br />

Registration<br />

Any law student or law graduate who has been selected for or has entered a clerkship<br />

with a federal magistrate, district, or appellate court judge is eligible to attend.<br />

Bankruptcy law clerks are eligible to attend an additional program track designed by<br />

<strong>the</strong> American Bankruptcy Institute. Career clerks are eligible to attend through a<br />

program sponsored by <strong>the</strong> Federal Judicial Center. Unfortunately, because <strong>of</strong> space<br />

limitations we cannot accept all applicants, so apply early. The deadline for<br />

application and fees is February 8, 2013. Because we respect <strong>the</strong> desire that some<br />

judges may have to personally supervise all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> training <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir clerks, all clerks<br />

must receive <strong>the</strong> permission <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir judges before participating in <strong>the</strong> program. The<br />

registration form has a place for clerks to indicate that <strong>the</strong>y have received such<br />

permission. For updated information and pictures <strong>of</strong> previous programs, visit our<br />

website at law.pepperdine.edu.<br />

Funding<br />

Funding for <strong>the</strong> Byrne Judicial Clerkship Institute currently comes from registration<br />

fees and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Pepperdine</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> general expense budget.<br />

New Clerks: Limited travel scholarships are available through <strong>the</strong> generosity <strong>of</strong> Judge<br />

Byrne’s friends and former law clerks. If you are interested in applying for a<br />

scholarship to help with travel expenses, please complete <strong>the</strong> form available at<br />

law.pepperdine.edu/jci and submit it with your registration.<br />

Bankruptcy Judicial Clerks: The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) will support <strong>the</strong><br />

attendance <strong>of</strong> a limited number <strong>of</strong> bankruptcy clerks. Contact Sam Gerdano at ABI by<br />

calling 703.739.0800 or e-mailing sgerdano@abiworld.org.<br />

Career <strong>Law</strong> Clerks: The Federal Judicial Center (FJC) will support <strong>the</strong> attendance <strong>of</strong> a<br />

limited number <strong>of</strong> career law clerks. Contact Brenda Baldwin-White, senior judicial<br />

education attorney at FJC by calling 202.502.4112 or e-mailing<br />

bbaldwin-white@fjc.gov.<br />

Register online at law.pepperdine.edu/jci or return <strong>the</strong> registration form to:<br />

Margaret E. Barfield, Manager<br />

Wm. Mat<strong>the</strong>w Byrne, Jr., Judicial Clerkship Institute<br />

<strong>Pepperdine</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, Malibu, CA 90263<br />

Fax: 310.506.4266 • Phone: 310.506.4653 • margaret.barfield@pepperdine.edu<br />

LS1209042<br />

REGISTRATION FORM<br />

Name____________________________________________________________ Male Female<br />

Address_______________________________________________________________________<br />

_____________________________________________________________________________<br />

Telephone_________________________________________Fax_________________________<br />

E-mail________________________________________________________________________<br />

<strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>________________________________________Class <strong>of</strong>______________________<br />

Judge_________________________________________________________________________<br />

Court_____________________________________________Clerkship begins_______________<br />

The judge has granted permission for me to participate in this program.<br />

I will attend <strong>the</strong> Bankruptcy <strong>Law</strong> Clerk Breakout.<br />

I will attend <strong>the</strong> Career Clerk Breakout.<br />

I will: Use <strong>the</strong> shuttle bus Have a car at <strong>the</strong> conference<br />

I will arrive on_____________________________ and depart on_________________________<br />

Payment<br />

Registration for institute.................................................................................... $95<br />

Shared room at <strong>the</strong> Sheraton Delfina ($275/person)____________________<br />

Roommate choice (if any):<br />

_____________________________________________________________<br />

Private room at <strong>the</strong> Sheraton Delfina($500/room)<br />

Total cost:_____________________________________________________<br />

Payment by: Enclosed check Visa Mastercard<br />

(Make check payable to: <strong>Pepperdine</strong> <strong>University</strong>)<br />

Card no.________________________________________________________<br />

Expiration date__________________________________________________<br />

Signature_______________________________________________________

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