Jurist-in-Residence Program

Launched in 2018, the USC Gould School of Law's Jurist-in-Residence Program brings prominent judges from across the country to its Los Angeles campus to share their expertise and create exceptional multi-day learning experiences that reach beyond the classroom.

Among the range of activities typically involved, the Jurist-in-Residence Program offers participating judges the chance to deliver presentations to the broader law school community, as well as opportunities to meet with smaller groups of students to discuss a breadth of topics, from careers and clerkships, to legal education and practice.

"The Jurist-in-Residence program allows students to hear firsthand from those who are interpreting and applying the law, providing a uniquely substantive point of view."

- Provost Andrew T. Guzman

Judge Karen Nelson Moore speaks with USC Gould students.

Past Jurists

Hon. Cathy Bissoon, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Hon. Danny Boggs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Hon. Reena Raggi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Hon. Kevin C. Newsom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Hon. Robert L. Wilkins, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hon. Adalberto Jordan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Hon. Karen Nelson Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Hon. Jon O. Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Hon. Kermit V. Lipez, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Hon. David F. Hamilton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Hon. Diana Gribbon Motz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Hon. Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

"It was a privilege to meet Judge Moore during her visit to Gould. The way in which she spoke about her career on the court was inspiring and reaffirmed my decision to complete a clerkship."

- Abigail Sellers, JD Class of 2021, Editor-in-Chief, Southern California Law Review; will clerk for the Hon. Kent A. Jordan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2021-22

For questions about the program or to find out more information, please contact the Academic Operations Office at AcademicOperations@law.usc.edu or the Gould Dean's Office at deancal@law.usc.edu.

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