Judicial Intern Opportunity Program in Texas

AT members should be proud of how much the JIOP program has grown! Thanks to your support, yours truly is one of ~40 students interning with state and federal district judges in Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, and Laredo this summer. Vinson & Elkins graciously hosted our orientation at their offices in Houston on June 15. Speakers included:

• Scott Atlas, Former Chair of the Section of Litigation
  
• William LaFuze, Chair of the Section of IP Law
  
• Hoang Quan Vu, President of the Asian American Bar Association of Houston
  
• Randall O. Sorrels, President of the Houston Bar Association
  
• Marjorie Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Texas
  
• The Honorable Kenneth M. Hoyt, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas
  
• Patty Delaney, Law Clerk for U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Wm. Smith
  
• Graig Alvarez, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP
  
• James Shepherd of Shook, Hardy, & Bacon, LLP
  
• Ba Nguyen, Vinson & Elkins, LLP
  
• Derrick Mitchell, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP
  and, of course
  
• Gail Howard, ABA JIOP Director.
  

Afterwards, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP hosted a reception at Artista in the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts where we all enjoyed delicious food, drinks, and, most importantly, NETWORKING.

A huge thank you to our speakers and behind-the-scenes contributors that help make this program possible, not only in Texas, but also in Illinois, Florida, and the next expansion areas already in the works. Special thanks to Daina Saib for all her efforts at ABA HQ and the interviewers that helped select this year's interns!

[UPDATE] Read the press release. [/UPDATE]

LSD members: it's not too early to start planning for next year's JIOP! Here are some program FAQ's.