Danielle Barondess

Danielle Barondess is a highly accomplished legal professional currently undertaking a clerkship for a federal district judge in Honolulu, Hawaii, and has a forthcoming clerkship with a judge on the Ninth Circuit. Prior to her clerkships, she served as an associate at a prestigious Washington, DC law firm. Danielle is a co-founder of Law Clerks for Diversity, an organization dedicated to enhancing diversity in law clerkships within the federal judiciary by assisting applicants from underrepresented groups through the clerkship hiring process. Danielle Barondess holds a Juris Doctor degree, Magna Cum Laude, from George Mason University School of Law, and a Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies, with a focus on Global Justice and Policy, from James Madison University. Her professional experience includes roles such as an associate at Williams & Connolly LLP, Lecturer in Law at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law, Law Clerk to Honorable Richard R. Clifton at the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Law Clerk to Honorable Alan C. Kay at the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, and Adjunct Professor in Legal Writing at George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School.