2019 Robert E. Wone Judicial Clerkship & Internship Conference

In 2003, Robert E. Wone, then an associate at Covington & Burling LLP and a former law clerk to the Honorable Raymond A. Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, wanted to introduce minority law students in the Greater Washington, D.C. area to the value of judicial internships and clerkships. Robert organized the inaugural Judicial Clerkship and Internship Conference, which was held at the Howard University School of Law.

In August 2006, shortly before Robert was to be sworn in as the President of Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area (APABA-DC), Robert tragically lost his life in a violent crime. The Wone Conference was renamed in his honor and memory.

Now an annual tradition for over a decade, the Wone Conference continues to draw a diverse group of law students who are eager to gain a better understanding of the application and selection processes for clerkships and internships at all levels of the federal and state judiciaries.

AEF thanks the judges, law clerks, and volunteers for contributing their time and efforts to the Wone Conference, as well as to the various law schools for hosting, and to the law firms, bar associations, and organizations that have been sponsoring partners throughout the years.

2019 Wone Conference Schedule 

Saturday, October 5, 2019 | University of the District of Columbia – David A. Clarke School of Law

Breakfast (Provided by Wone Conference)                                                          8:45 AM

Introduction and Opening Remarks                                                                       9:00 AM

Sujit Raman, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice

 

Federal District Court Clerkships                                      
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM

Judge Theodore D. Chuang, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Judge Rudolph Contreras,  U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Judge George J. Hazel ,  U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Magistrate Judge Robin M. Meriweather, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Moderated by Tracey Fung

 

Break
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

 

Federal & State Appellate Court Clerkships
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM

Judge Raymond T. Chen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Judge Roy W. McLeese,   D.C. Court of Appeals

Judge Patricia A. Millett, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 

Judge Sri Srinivasan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 

Moderated by Lukman Azeez

 

Break
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

 

State Trial & Superior Court Clerkships
1:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Judge Wayne A. Brooks, District Court for Howard County, Maryland

Judge Florence Pan,  Superior Court of D.C.

Magistrate Judge Kenia Seoane Lopez,  Superior Court of D.C.

Judge Judy L. Woodall,  Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland

Moderated by Magistrate Judge Shelly Mulkey

 

Break
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM

 

Federal Special Court & Administrative Law Clerkships
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

Judge Hung Bui,  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Judge Patricia E. Campbell-Smith,   U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Judge J.P. Howard, D.C. Office of Administrative Hearings

Judge Emmett D. Soper, Arlington Immigration Court, EOIR

Moderated by Huy Le

 

Lunch (Provided by Wone Conference)
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM           

 

Working in a Judge’s Chambers
1:20 PM – 2:20 PM

Bindi Bhagat, former Court of Federal Claims, D. Maryland law clerk

Saif Kalolwala,  former D.C. Superior Court law clerk

Christopher Pascual,  current D.C. Superior Court law clerk

Andrew Wone, former District Court for the District of Columbia law clerk

Moderated by Minsuk Han

 

Closing Remarks                                                                                                      2:20 PM
Dean Renee Hutchins, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law

 

Dessert (Provided by Wone Conference)                                                              2:30 PM

 

We cordially invite all panelists and attendees to continue networking

during Breaks and after Closing Remarks.

 

Sponsoring Organizations:


Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area
Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia
South Asian Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Capital Area Muslim Bar Association
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick PLLC
Williams & Connolly LLP