| Judicial Clerkships |
Judicial clerkships, which typically are one or two years in duration, are highly sought after by law school graduates as a result of the experiences that they provide. Graduates of Ave Maria School of Law have been especially successful in securing prestigious judicial clerkships.
Federal Appellate Courts:
Judge Samuel A. Alito, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1)
Judge Michael A. Chagares, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1)
Judge Raymond W. Gruender, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (3)
Judge Ralph B. Guy, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1)
Judge Daniel A. Manion, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (4)
Judge David W. McKeague, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1)
Judge William H. Pryor, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1)
Judge James L. Ryan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (5)
Judge D. Brooks Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2)
Judge Lavenski R. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1)
Judge Richard F. Suhrheinrich, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1)
Judge Joseph F. Weis, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1)
Federal District and Bankruptcy Courts:
Judge Charles L. Brieant, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (1)
Judge Avern L. Cohn, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1)
Judge Patrick J. Duggan, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1)
Judge Joseph J. Farnan, Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (1)
Judge Paul V. Gadola, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (3)
Judge William Griesbach, U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1)
Chief Judge J. Leon Holmes, U.S. District Court for the District of Arkansas (1)
Judge Robert Clive Jones, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Nevada (2)
Judge George P. Kazen, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1)
Judge John McCarthy Roll, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (1)
Judge Walter Shapero, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1)
Judge Theresa Lazar Springmann, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana (2)
Magistrate Russell Vineyard, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1)
Judge Lawrence P. Zatkoff, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (3)
Judge William J. Zloch, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (5)
State Supreme and Appellate Courts:
Justice G. Barry Anderson, Minnesota Supreme Court (2)
Justice Maura Corrigan, Michigan Supreme Court (1)
Justice Robert E. Davis, Kansas Supreme Court (1)
Justice Stephen J. Markman, Michigan Supreme Court (1)
Justice Donald C. Wintersheimer, Kentucky Supreme Court (1)
Justice Robert Young, Michigan Supreme Court (2)
Judge James R. Cavanaugh, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (1)
Judge James J. Flaherty, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (1)



