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The PHC Federalist Society and the PHC Pre-Law Society hosted a joint event about federal clerkship with four PHC alumni: Claire Cahill (Government '14), Ashlyn Roberts (Government '14), Shane Roberts (Government '16), and Chris Baldacci (Government '19).
PHC alumni Claire Cahill, Ashlyn Roberts, Shane Roberts, and Chris Baldacci shared their clerkship experience with the students. The panel walked students through the application process, the work that clerks do, and how it has impacted their view of the judicial system. Claire also shared her experience clerking for Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court.
Nik Frey, who helped lead the discussion, said: "Students were able to hear firsthand accounts of what was like to be in chambers with a federal judge and how a clerkship can open several avenues for aspiring lawyers."
About the Federalist Society
The Patrick Henry College Federalist Society Chapter seeks to encourage debate and discussion among the student body regarding constitutional and other legal issues. It seeks to immerse students in thoughtful scholarship regarding constitutional law, originalism, administrative law, and more. It fulfills these goals by hosting legal scholars as well as judges for speeches, debates, and panels. The Federalist Society has hosted a variety of speakers at PHC.
In the past, they hosted a talk by Institute for Justice attorney Kirby West this September, and a discussion on Constitutional interpretation between Dr. Jesse Merriam, Associate Professor of Government, and Professor Lee Strang of Toledo University in 2023.
Get in touch with the Federalist Society here!
About the Pre-Law Society
The Pre-Law Society exists to bring together undergraduate students pursuing law into a community and provide them with resources for preparing for law school in addition to connecting current students.
It also seeks to cultivate an alumni network that can be a resource for undergraduate students. It hosts events that provide networking opportunities, assistance in planning for law school, LSAT preparation, an understanding of life as a lawyer, and information about different career paths for lawyers.
In the past, they hosted PHC alumnus and attorney Caleb Jones ('08) in 2022, and PHC alumni Calvin Huh ('24) and Mya Philips ('23) in 2024.
Get in touch with the Pre-Law Society here!
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Patrick Henry College exists to glorify God by challenging the status quo in higher education, lifting high both faith and reason within a rigorous academic environment; thereby preserving for posterity the ideals behind the "noble experiment in ordered liberty" that is the foundation of America.
