Jones Day adds four U.S. Supreme Court clerks from the October 2024 Term

The Firm has announced the addition of four former U.S. Supreme Court clerks from the October 2024 Term to the Issues & Appeals Practice as associates. Jones Day has recruited 100 U.S. Supreme Court clerks since the October 2011 Term. 

"These four exceptional lawyers bring distinguished judicial clerkship experience that has prepared them to excel in appellate advocacy and Supreme Court practice," said Traci L. Lovitt, leader of the Firm's Issues & Appeals Practice. "They join a Firm with more than 45 former Supreme Court clerks, and a practice with a proven record of success in landmark cases. Their rigorous training and sharp legal acumen will add to the depth and excellence that define our team." 

"Jones Day's ability to attract Supreme Court clerks of this caliber reflects our standing as a premier destination for lawyers committed to the highest level of advocacy," said Noel Francisco, former U.S. Solicitor General and Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's Washington Office. "We look forward to the contributions they will make on behalf of our clients."

The new arrivals, the Justices for whom they clerked, their law schools, prior clerkships, and previous roles are as follows: 

• Elise Kostial clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and graduated from Yale Law School. Prior to her Supreme Court clerkship, Ms. Kostial was a Judicial Clerk for Hon. Gregory G. Katsas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2023 – 2024); and Judicial Clerk for Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr., Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2022 – 2023).
• Kari M. Lorentson clerked for Justice Amy Coney Barrett and graduated from Notre Dame Law School. Prior to her Supreme Court clerkship, Ms. Lorentson was an associate at a law firm in Washington, D.C. (2021 – 2024); Judicial Clerk for Hon. Michael Y. Scudder, Jr., and Hon. Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2020 – 2021); and Judicial Clerk for Hon. Gerald J. Pappert, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2019 – 2020).
• Seanhenry VanDyke clerked for Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and graduated from Harvard Law School. Prior to his Supreme Court clerkship, Mr. VanDyke was an associate at a law firm in Virginia (2023 – 2024); Judicial Clerk for Hon. Gregory G. Katsas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2022 – 2023); and Judicial Clerk for Hon. Andrew S. Oldham, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2021 – 2022).
• Alexis Zhang clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas and graduated from Yale Law School. Prior to her Supreme Court clerkship, Ms. Zhang was an associate at Jones Day (2022 – 2024); Judicial Clerk for Hon. Gregory G. Katsas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2021 – 2022); and Judicial Clerk for Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr., Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2020 – 2021).