Temple Bar Scholars & Reports

The American Inns of Court Temple Bar Scholarships exist to strengthen ties between leading members of the English and American bars through advocacy for the professional ethical standards we share. And while today, the Christopher Wren-designed Temple Bar stands in the shadow of London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral, it remains a symbol of the heart of the four English Inns of Court, the very Inns the American Inns of Court are modeled after to help empower an American legal profession and judiciary dedicated to professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence. Below Temple Bar scholars each share a unique perspective on their experience, one that we hope inspires all of us to a higher level of professionalism and continuous growth and development.

Please click on scholar name to view each report.

2025

• Tyler Alabanza-Behard Sponsored by Judge Stephen A. Higginson
• Guus Duindam Sponsored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
• Katharine Janes Sponsored by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Sarah Sadlier Sponsored by Jeffrey S. Sutton

2024

• Elise Baranouski Sponsored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
• Julia Fine Sponsored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett
• Michaeljit Sandhu Sponsored by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Hannah L. Templin Sponsored by Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

2023

• Christian I. Bale Sponsored by Judge Kent A. Jordan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Daniel P. Johnson Sponsored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett
• Cameron Pritchett Sponsored by Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh
• Claire V. Madill Sponsored by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

2022

• Louis J. Capozzi Sponsored by Justice Neil M. Gorsuch
• Françoise Djoukeng Sponsored by Judge Ryan D. Nelson
• Adeel Mohammadi Sponsored by Judge Jose A. Cabranes
• Annie Prossnitz Sponsored by Judge Robert Wilkins
• Zachary Tyree Sponsored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett

2021

• Jack Boeglin Sponsored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
• Trevor W. Ezell Sponsored by Justice Neil M. Gorsuch
• Sarah Grant Sponsored by Judge Diane P. Wood
• David S. Louk Sponsored by Justice Stephen Breyer

2020

• Jodie Cheng Liu Sponsored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
  
• Joseph O'Meara Masterman Sponsored by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
  
• Dahlia Mignouna Sponsored by Justice Stephen Breyer
  
• Anagha Sundararajan Sponsored by Chief Judge Jeffrey R. Howard

2019

• Evelyn Blacklock Sponsored by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
• David W. Casazza Sponsored by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
• Kathryn K. Mizelle Sponsored by Justice Clarence Thomas
• Michael Skocpol Sponsored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
• Kathryn Wynbrandt Sponsored by Judge Patricia A. Millett, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

2018

• Chike Croslin Sponsored by Chief Judge Carl E. Stewart, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
• David J. Feder Sponsored by Justice Neil M. Gorsuch
• William E. Eye Sponsored by Chief Judge Ed Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
• Geoffrey C. Shaw Sponsored by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

2017

• J. Joel Alicea Sponsored by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
  
• Gerard J. Cedrone Sponsored by Justice Elena Kagan
• Alex Potapov Sponsored by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
  
• Thomas G. Sprankling Sponsored by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

2016

• Barbara A.S. Grieco Sponsored by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
  
• Marisa C. Maleck Sponsored by Justice Clarence Thomas
  
• Charles Harker Rhodes IV Sponsored by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
  
• Julia K. Schwartz Sponsored by Judge Richard A. Posner, U.S. Court of Appeals for 7th Circuit

2015

• Jennifer M. Bandy Sponsored by Justice Clarence Thomas
• Megan M. Dillhoff Sponsored by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
• Ilana B. Gelfman Sponsored by Justice Stephen Breyer
• Megan M. O'Neill Sponsored by Chief Judge Diane P. Wood, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

2014

• Katherine Mims Crocker Sponsored by Justice Antonin Scalia
• Kyle Douglas Hawkins Sponsored by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
• Julia Malkina Sponsored by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret.) and Justice Stephen Breyer
• Daniel A. Rubens Sponsored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

2013

• David W. Denton, Jr. Sponsored by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
• Nathan Rehn Sponsored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Danielle R. Sassoon Sponsored by Justice Antonin Scalia
• David J. Zimmer Sponsored by Justice Elena Kagan

2012

• Benjamin J. Beaton Sponsored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Ishan K. Bhabha Sponsored by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
• Candice Chiu Sponsored by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret.) and Justice Sonia Sotomayor
• Christopher DiPompeo Sponsored by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
• Michelle S. Stratton Sponsored by Justice Clarence Thomas

2011

• Amy Bergquist Sponsored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Kate Heinzelman Sponsored by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
• David Zachary Hudson Sponsored by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
• William R. Peterson Sponsored by Justice Clarence Thomas
• James Yarbrough Stern Sponsored by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

2010

• Jonathan C. Bond Sponsored by Justice Antonin Scalia
• Katayoun Azizpour Donnelly Sponsored by Judge Stephanie K. Seymour, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
• Claire Virginia McCusker Sponsored by Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
• Scott A. Keller Sponsored by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

2009

• Loren L. AliKhan Sponsored by Judge Thomas L. Ambro, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
• Jameson Reece Jones Sponsored by Justice Antonin Scalia
• Isaac Jared Lidsky Sponsored by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Andrew Stephen Oldham Sponsored by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

2008

• Rachel Kovner Sponsored by Justice Antonin Scalia
• Joshua Hawley Sponsored by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
• Ashika Singh Sponsored by Judge Norman H. Stahl, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
• Zachary D. Tripp Sponsored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

2007

• Jean Galbraith Sponsored by International Criminal Tribunal / Justice John Paul Stevens
• Azra Hot Sponsored by Judge Harry Pregerson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• Candace Rae Jackson Sponsored by Judge Roger L. Gregory, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
• Intisar A. Rabb Sponsored by Judge Thomas L. Ambro, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit

2006

• Rebecca Gabrielle Deutsch Sponsored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Peter M. Koski Sponsored by Judge Richard C. Tallman, U. S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• Catherine Dong Soon Miller Sponsored by Judge Gregory W. Carman, U.S. Court of International Trade
• James C. Owens Sponsored by Chief Judge Danny J. Boggs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

2005

• J. Alexander Cooke Sponsored by Judge Morris S. Arnold, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
• Matthew S. Hellman Sponsored by Justice David H. Souter
• Joshua A. Klein Sponsored by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
• Henry C. Whitaker Sponsored by Justice Clarence Thomas

2004

• Janet Rhiannon Carter Sponsored by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
• Arthur W.S. Duff Sponsored by Chief Judge Anthony J. Scirica, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
• Leondra Reid Kruger Sponsored by Justice John Paul Stevens
• Anna-Rose Mathieson Sponsored by Chief Judge Michael Boudin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit

2003

• Leah Brannon Sponsored by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
• Adam K. Mortara Sponsored by Justice Clarence Thomas
• John C. O'Quinn Sponsored by Justice Antonin Scalia
• Maritza U.B. Okata Sponsored by Justice Stephen G. Breyer

2002

• Collin Joe Cox Sponsored by Judge Anthony J. Scirica, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
• Mirah Anne Horowitz Sponsored by Justice Stephen G. Breyer
• Brett H. McGurk Sponsored by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
• Neomi Rao Sponsored by Justice Clarence Thomas

2001

• Brett Gerry Sponsored by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
• Asha Rangappa Sponsored by Chief Judge Juan Torruella, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
• Alexander Reinert Sponsored by Justice Stephen G. Breyer
• Russell Robinson Sponsored by Justice Stephen G. Breyer

2000

• J. Brett Busby Sponsored by Justice John Paul Stevens
• Trevor M. Jefferson Sponsored by Judge R. Guy Cole, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
• Neil M. Richards Sponsored by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
• Kannon K. Shanmugam Sponsored by Justice Antonin Scalia

1999

• Curtis E. Gannon Sponsored by Judge Edith Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
• Jenny Martinez Sponsored by Justice Stephen G. Breyer
• Jennifer Mason Sponsored by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
• Catherine Sharkey Sponsored by Justice David H. Souter

1998

• Michael Raibman Sponsored by Judge Andrew Kleinfeld, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• Laura Heymann Sponsored by Judge Patricia Wald, U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
• A. Louise Oliver Sponsored by Judge Douglas Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
• Stephanos Bibas Sponsored by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

1997

• Rebecca Beynon Sponsored by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
• Julian T.H. Kleindorfer Sponsored by Judge Anthony Scirica, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
• Kristen Silverberg Sponsored by Judge David Sentelle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
• Anthony Vlatas Sponsored by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

1996

• Eric Claeys Sponsored by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
• Mark Harris Sponsored by Justice John Paul Stevens and Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
• Michael Wang Sponsored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Norman Williams Sponsored by Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit