EUGENE–Twenty University of Oregon law graduates have received appointments as law clerks to judges in several western states.

Mervyn Loya, assistant dean and director of career services for the UO School of Law, says the clerkships, generally lasting one year, are prestigious and highly competitive appointments that clearly show the law school’s century-old commitment to public service.

"We like to say here that we don’t graduate lawyers–we graduate lawyers and leaders," Loya says, noting that many UO law school alumni go on to become judges, legislators and district attorneys in Oregon and elsewhere.

A judicial clerk is a lawyer employed to assist a judge with administrative, clerical and basic legal tasks. Clerks usually are assigned to do legal research, prepare bench memos, draft and edit the judge’s orders and opinions, and verify legal citations.

Loya says judicial clerking provides direct insight into the judicial process and gives clerks pragmatic and practical opportunities to develop skills in analysis, expression and legal problem solving.

The 20 students will be working in the following clerkships:

• Will Childs, Eugene; Lane County Circuit Court, Judge Cynthia Carlson, Eugene.

• Patrick A. Lynd, 2720 McMillan, Eugene; Lane County Circuit Court, Judge Lyle C. Velure, Eugene.

• Andrew S. Moses, 1280 W. 8th Ave., Eugene; Lane County Circuit Court, Judge Jack L. Mattison, Eugene.

• Rachel A. Ogdie, P.O. Box 50863, Eugene; Lane County Circuit Court, Judge Kip Leonard, Eugene.

• Jason L. Posner, 1441 1/2 E. 24th Ave., Eugene; Lane County Circuit Court, Judge Maurice K. Merten, Eugene.

• Tierra A. Busby, 668 McVey Ave., Apt. 31, Lake Oswego; Clackamas County Circuit Court, Judge Steven L. Maurer, Oregon City.

• Mary Bruington, Portland; Multnomah County Circuit Court, Judge Ellen F. Rosenblum, Portland.

• April L. Campbell, 18870 N.W. Rock Creek Circle, Apt. 364, Portland; Clackamas County Circuit Court, Judge Robert J. Morgan, Oregon City.

• Karrie McIntyre Clark, Portland; Multnomah County Circuit Court, Judge Frank L. Bearden, Portland.

• Credence Fogo-Schensul, 415 N.W. 21st St., Apt. 302, Portland, Oregon Court of Appeals, Jack L. Landau, Salem.

• Jeremy N. Hendon, Portland; U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, Judge Janice M. Stewart, Portland.

• Thomas M. Jones, Portland; U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, Judge Susan Graber, Portland.

• Julie A. Smith, Salem; Oregon Court of Appeals, Judge Virginia L. Linder, Salem.

• Julie E. Smith, Salem; Oregon Court of Appeals, Judge Walter I. Edmonds Jr., Salem.

• Dixie R. Switzer, 424 N. 53rd Place, Springfield; Lane County Circuit Court, Judge Darryl Larson, Eugene.

• Robert H. Schmidt, 1881 E. Tudor Rd., Anchorage, Alaska; Alaska Superior Court, 3rd District, Judge Karen Hunt, Anchorage, Alaska.

• Michelle Meshke, Juneau, Alaska; Alaska Superior Court, 1st District, Judge Larry Weeks, Juneau, Alaska.

• Adell L. Amos, 6046 Plumas St., Apt. E, Reno, Nev.; U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, Chief Judge Procter Hug, Reno, Nev. Amos is the third UO law graduate in a row to receive this prestigious clerkship.

• Mary Margaret Madden, Reno, Nev.; U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Reno, Nev.

• Samuel J. Taylor, Agana, Guam; Superior Court of Guam, Judge Alberto C. Lamorena III, Agana, Guam.

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