Naveen Dixit '15 and John Hollis '15 Accept Prestigious Judicial Clerkships

Naveen Dixit '15 and John Hollis '15 have accepted prestigious clerkships with King Hall alumni judges who are serving on their state's highest courts. Hollis will clerk for Justice Craig Stowers '85 of the Alaska Supreme Court during the 2015-2016 term. Dixit has accepted a clerkship with Justice Kristina Pickering '77 of the Nevada Supreme Court for the term starting in 2015.

Dixit, who came to King Hall from UC San Diego, was a member of the UC Davis Law Review and a winner of the Witkin Award for achieving the highest grade in the Public International Law course. He has previously served as a judicial extern for Administrative Law Judge Steven B. Berlin of the U.S. Department of Labor. He has also worked as a law clerk with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and is currently serving as a legal intern with the Drug Policy Alliance.

"I came to law school because I wanted to have a positive effect on society," said Dixit. "When considering my postgraduate options, I realized a clerkship was the most substantial way I could accomplish this goal in my first year out of law school. I look forward to the opportunity to work with and continue learning from Justice Pickering and her staff."

Hollis, who earned his undergraduate degree in Russian Studies from Bowdoin College, is the recipient of the Law School's 2013 Academic Excellence Scholarship and 2013 California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Gideon Scholarship. He has worked as managing articles editor and section writer for the Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy and served as a member of the Trial Practice Honor Board. He has also worked as an intern with the Yolo County Public Defender's Office and as a litigation assistant at Girard Gibbs in San Francisco.

"I was instantly intrigued when I heard that Justice Stowers from the Alaska Supreme Court was coming to interview judicial clerkship applicants at King Hall," Hollis said. "I knew I wanted to clerk if I had the chance. Clerkships offer unparalleled opportunities to learn how judges think and what persuades them, to network and cultivate mentoring relationships, to work on varied and interesting legal topics, and to practice researching and writing.  I was, and am, thrilled to be offered this position in Justice Stowers' chambers for the 2015-2016 term."