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USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 120-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
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Launched in 2018, the USC Gould School of Law's Jurist-in-Residence Program brings prominent judges from across the country to its Los Angeles campus to share their expertise and create exceptional multi-day learning experiences that reach beyond the classroom.
Among the range of activities typically involved, the Jurist-in-Residence Program offers participating judges the chance to deliver presentations to the broader law school community, as well as opportunities to meet with smaller groups of students to discuss a breadth of topics, from careers and clerkships, to legal education and practice.
"The Jurist-in-Residence program allows students to hear firsthand from those who are interpreting and applying the law, providing a uniquely substantive point of view."
- USC Provost and former Gould Dean Andrew T. Guzman, who launched the program in 2018
Judge Karen Nelson Moore speaks with USC Gould students.
Past Jurists
- Hon. Robert L. Wilkins, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- Hon. Adalberto Jordan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Hon. Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Hon. Diana Gribbon Motz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Hon. David F. Hamilton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Hon. Kermit V. Lipez, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Hon. Jon O. Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Hon. Karen Nelson Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
"It was a privilege to meet Judge Moore during her visit to Gould. The way in which she spoke about her career on the court was inspiring and reaffirmed my decision to complete a clerkship."
- Abigail Sellers, JD Class of 2021, Editor-in-Chief, Southern California Law Review;
will clerk for the Hon. Kent A. Jordan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2021-22
Contact Us
For questions about the program or to find out more information, please contact the Academic Operations Office at AcademicOperations@law.usc.edu or the Gould Dean's Office at deancal@law.usc.edu.
Related News
Roth Lecture features Hon. Karen Nelson Moore discussing technology and impacts on the law
January 10, 2020
https://gould.usc.edu/about/news/?id=4647
View from the bench: USC Gould launches Jurist-in-Residence program
August 1, 2019
https://gould.usc.edu/about/news/?id=4589
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