June 2026
LAW CLERK HIRING
Judge Hornak has either two (2) or three (3) term law clerks for coterminous one-year
terms, beginning in late August/early September.
Judge Hornak accepts applications only via OSCAR and follows the OSCAR Law Clerk Hiring
Plan. He almost always hires law clerks that will begin service the Fall after their law school
graduation, as opposed to after beginning the practice of law. Thus, he usually interviews
and makes hiring decisions shortly after clerk applicants have finished their second year
of law school, usually by early July, for the Fall one year hence. At times, he defers
interviews/decisions until what would be early in the applicants’ final semester of law
school.
New law clerks are encouraged to take the July Bar Examination (in the jurisdiction of their
choice) immediately before they begin their clerkship. Law clerks are permitted to receive
and to accept offers of post-clerkship employment.
Judge Hornak’s hiring preferences are detailed on his OSCAR page. He usually interviews
10-15 candidates to fill the two (2) or three (3) spots for each year. He receives
approximately 200 applications each year. His law clerks have attended 19 law schools, 32
colleges and universities, and come from 17 states.
The following is a listing of Judge Hornak’s law clerks to date, their law schools, and other
clerkships.
2027-2028
Alexis Coletti, George Washington University
Hannah Hedley, Harvard Law School
Jamie Newton, University of Virginia
2026-2027
L. Andrew Besner, University of Chicago
Alyssa Kapasi, Washington University (St. Louis)
Edward “Ned” LaDuca, SUNY Buffalo
2025-2026
Eleanor “Lainey” Newman, Harvard Law School (Hamilton, 7th Cir.)
Adrian Schmitt, Georgetown University Law Center (Chung, 3rd Cir.)
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2024-2025
Lucy Augustine, Duke University
Peter O’Neill, Stanford University (Shwartz, 3d Cir.)
Carrie Yamamoto, Duquesne University (Bloch/Fischer/Haines, W.D. Pa.)
2023-2024
Alec Bosnic, University of Pittsburgh (Kahn, 2d Cir.)
Mattie Haag, Harvard Law School (Moore, 6th Cir.)
2022-2023
Jennalee Beazley, Duke University
Clare Saunders, Georgetown University Law Center (Smith, 3d Cir.)
Katherine Thomas, American University
2021-2022
Nicole Agama, University of Virginia (Chung, 3d Cir.)
Madeline Dolan, American University
Hanna Rutkowski, University of Michigan (Diaz, 4th Cir.)
2020-2021
Nina Cahill, University of Michigan (Stranch, 6th Cir.)
Molly Prindle, American University (Gilman, 6th Cir.)
Annie Sloan, University of California, Berkeley (Murguia, 9th Cir.)
2019-2020
John “Web” Leslie, University of Virginia
Angela Lesnak, University of California, Berkeley
Terence Parker, Notre Dame (Ripple, 7th Cir.)
2018-2019
Amelia DeGory, Duke University (Rendell, 3d Cir.)
Nick Rutigliano, University of Virginia
Katherine Vaky, Washington University (St. Louis) (Wilkins, D.C. Cir.)
2017-2018
Alysha Bohanon, University of Minnesota (Thacker, 4th Cir.)
Katherine Vaky, Washington University (St. Louis) (Wilkins, D.C. Cir.)
2016-2017
Jacqueline Lash, Harvard Law School (Fuentes, 3d Cir.)
Gavin Thole, University of Michigan (Kleinfeld, 9th Cir.)
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2015-2016
Matthew Greer, Georgetown University Law Center (Hall, 2d Cir.)
Kevin Zimmerman, University of Chicago (J. Carnes, 11th Cir.)
2014-2015
Doug Baker, University of Pittsburgh (Fisher, 3d Cir.)
Bethany Lipman, Georgetown University Law Center (McLeese, D.C. Ct. of Apps.)
2013-2014
Joseph Parsons, University of Pittsburgh
Ginevra Ventre, Duquesne University
2012-2013
Peter Dickos, Harvard Law School
Haley Wojdowski, University of Pennsylvania
2011-2012
Lisa Henry, University of Pittsburgh
Brett Seifarth, Case Western Reserve University (Finan, Md. Circuit Ct.)
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