Webinar: Diversity & Inclusion Federal Clerkship Panel – Making the Most of Your Clerkship

Clerkships offer an incredible opportunity for professional and personal growth. You will surely face challenges during your term too. From understanding your responsibilities, meeting your judge’s expectations, to possibly navigating a new city, all while weighing post-clerkship career decisions, you may be wondering how to balance the competing pressures. Join our accomplished panel as they offer advice on how to succeed—and thrive—in your clerkship.

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Speakers

Hon. L. Felipe Restrepo, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Luis Felipe Restrepo was born in Medellin, Colombia, was raised in Northern Virginia, and took the oath of United States citizenship on September 7, 1993. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Tulane Law School and worked as a Defender in Philadelphia in both the local and federal courts before entering private practice in 1993. He was a partner in the firm of Krasner & Restrepo until June of 2006, when he was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He has been an adjunct professor at Temple University James E. Beasley Law School since 1993 and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1997 to 2009, where he was appointed the Irving R. Segal Lecturer in advocacy. His varied publications have appeared in The Legal Intelligencer, The National Law Journal, and the ABA’s Criminal Justice magazine. President Barack Obama nominated Judge Restrepo to be a United States District Court Judge in November of 2012. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 17, 2013 and received his commission on June 19, 2013. In November of 2014 President Obama nominated Judge Restrepo to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, he was confirmed by the Senate on January 11, 2016 and received his commission on January 13, 2016. Judge Restrepo was nominated by President Trump, and more recently, by President Biden to serve on the United States Sentencing Commission.

In 1995 Judge Restrepo received the New American/New Freedom Committee Award from the Balch Institute in Philadelphia “in appreciation for outstanding service to the greater Philadelphia community and the nation.” In 2000, he was awarded the Cesare Beccaria Award by the Criminal Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Justinian Society for his commitment to criminal justice issues and teaching services. In 2004, he received the Gideon Award presented by Temple Law School for demonstrating a commitment to ensuring that competent counsel are afforded to the indigent. In 2010 he was awarded “La Justicia” award by the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania and the Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award by the Philadelphia Bar Association in recognition for his efforts with the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s federal prisoner Re-Entry Program. In 2014 he was presented with the “Campeones de la Justicia” award by the Latino Law Students Association of Rutgers Law School. Judge Restrepo was recognized by Stetson Law School with the Cornerstone Award in 2017 in recognition for his contribution to protecting the right to a trial by jury and teaching trial advocacy. Al Dia newspaper recognized his public service with the 2018 Hispanic Heritage Award and in 2019 the NACDL presented him with the Champion of Justice Recognition Award. In 2022 Judge Restrepo was inducted into the Tulane Law School Hall of Fame.

Judge Restrepo is a past President of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania. He has served on numerous boards including the Make a Wish Foundation for Philadelphia and Susquehanna Valley, the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, the Board of Directors of the Defender Association of Philadelphia where he served as a Federal Trustee and Secretary of the Board and the Russell Byers Charter School.

Hon. Sarah D. Morrison, U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Ohio

Judge Sarah D. Morrison was nominated to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in April 2018 by President Donald J. Trump after she was recommended by Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown and a Bipartisan Judicial Advisory Commission. She was confirmed by the Senate in June 2019.

She began her legal career by clerking for the Honorable John D. Holschuh with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. She then practiced law from 1998 until 2012 at the firm of Chester, Willcox & Saxbe, LLP nka Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, where her practice concentrated in civil litigation with emphasis on the areas of complex litigation, employment law and business divorces.

In 2012, Governor John Kasich appointed Judge Morrison to serve as General Counsel for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, a state agency that serves as an insurance provider for more than 45,000 employers across the state. After 4 years with the agency, she was elevated to the position of Administrator/CEO and she served in that role until January 2019.

Hon. Yvonne Y. Ho, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Yvonne Ho was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge in March 2022. Before her appointment to the bench, Judge Ho was a partner at Bracewell LLP who practiced civil appellate law.

Judge Ho obtained a Bachelor of Music degree from Rice University and a Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California. She subsequently obtained a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center, where she graduated summa cum laude and as valedictorian of her class. After law school, she served as a law clerk for both the Honorable Ewing Werlein, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and for the Honorable Thomas M. Reavley of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Judge Ho continues to serve on the Board of Directors of the University of Houston Law Alumni Association.  She previously served on the Boards of Directors for the Houston Law Review, for the Houston Law Review Alumni Association, and for the Houston Bar Association.

Myra Din, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan

Myra Din is currently an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan, where she prosecutes a wide array of federal crimes.

Prior to commencing her current position, Myra served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gregory A. Phillips on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cheyenne Wyoming. Before that, she was an associate at Wheeler, Trigg, O’Donnell LLP, a trial boutique in Denver, Colorado.

Myra is a native New Yorker, and before moving out West, she also clerked in two district courts in New York. Immediately after law school, she clerked with the Honorable Ramon E. Reyes of the Eastern District of New York, and she later clerked with the Honorable Nelson Roman of the Southern District of New York. She also practiced labor and employment law at the New York-based law firm Proskauer Rose, LLP.

Myra graduated from Brooklyn Law School, where she served as a senior editor on the Brooklyn Law Review and coached and competed in the Moot Court Honor Society, Appellate Division.

Myra got her undergraduate degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Cindy Dinh, Corporate Counsel, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (Moderator)

Cindy M. Dinh is a native Houstonian and Corporate Counsel at Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, a U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese trading company. Prior to going in-house, she was an associate in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice at Mayer Brown LLP where she represented clients in commercial litigation as well as pro bono clients referred by Tahirih Justice Center and Kids in Need of Defense. Earlier in her career, she clerked with the Honorable Gray H. Miller in the Southern District of Texas and was an associate at Susman Godfrey LLP.
She is a graduate of Rice University, the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government where she completed a joint degree program to earn her JD and Master in Public Administration. Cindy is also active in her community, volunteering her time to increase civic engagement through voter registration and mentoring high school and college students interested in careers in law and policy. Cindy is a former co-chair of the Houston Bar Association’s Professionalism Committee and has served on the Judicial Polls, Speakers Bureau, and Law Week committees. She serves on the Board of the Federal Bar Association – Southern District of Texas chapter, the FBA’s Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee and co-chairs the Judicial Nominations committee for the Asian American Bar Association – Houston.

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Presented by: FBA Diversity and Inclusion Standing Committee & Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee

Co-Sponsored  by:

Hispanic National Bar Association

PLSI Judicial Clerkship Committee

Muslim Bar Association of New York

Muslim Judicial Law Clerkships Network

National Asian Pacific  American Bar Association

National Association of Muslim Lawyers

National Association of Women Lawyers

National Bar Association

National Disabled Law Students Association

National LGBTQ+ Bar Association

National Native American Bar Association

South Asian Bar Association of North America

South Asian Bar Association of San Diego

The Appellate Project

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Registration

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Registration Fees

• FBA Member: $0
• Law Students: $0
• Nonmember: $75

Registration for this event will close October 16 at 2 PM ET. 

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