Our Law Clerks
Every year, we hire a few second- or third-year law students to work with us as law clerks part-time during the school year and up to full-time during breaks. They gain real-world experience providing valuable assistance with legal research projects and many other facets of preparing appellate briefs and other materials.
These are our current clerks.
James Deister
James is a second-year student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.
He previously interned with the Honorable Anthony Rex Gabbert at the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, as well as the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri.
James grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and earned a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice, summa cum laude, from Rockhurst University in 2022.
Kate Rues
Kate is a second-year student at the University of Kansas School of Law, where she is Staff Editor for the Kansas Law Review.
She previously interned with the Johnson County, Kansas, District Court, the Kansas Board of Indigent Defense Services, and the Kansas Legislature.
Kate grew up in La Crosse, Kansas, and earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science, with honors and departmental honors, from the University of Kansas in 2022.