John Brinkerhoff focuses his practice on appellate and crucial motion advocacy. He has briefed and secured favorable outcomes for clients in high-stakes litigation at every level of the federal judiciary.
Prior to joining Jones Day in 2023, John served as a law clerk to Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. of the United States Supreme Court. He also served as a law clerk in the U.S. Courts of Appeals to Judge Gregory G. Katsas of the D.C. Circuit, Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the Eleventh Circuit, and Judge Diane S. Sykes of the Seventh Circuit. Between clerkships, John worked at an international law firm where he handled appeals and complex civil litigation.
- Yale University (J.D. 2018; Editor, Yale Law Journal; Editor-in-Chief, Yale Journal on Regulation); The University of Alabama (B.A. in Geology, Political Science, and Communication Studies summa cum laude 2014)
- District of Columbia, Alabama, U.S. Supreme Court, and U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, Seventh, and District of Columbia Circuits
- Law Clerk to: Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., U.S. Supreme Court (2022-2023); Judge Gregory G. Katsas, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (2020-2021); Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (2019-2020); and Chief Judge Diane S. Sykes, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (2018-2019)
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