Organization  
 
 
Office of the Court Counsel

The Office of the Court Counsel is primarily responsible for assisting the Justices and Judges with legal research related to cases that come before the Court. In addition, Court Counsels assist in preparation of court publications and provide advice on the legality of administrative operations. The Office comprises three attorneys under contract for one year and recruited from law clerks of U.S. federal and state courts.
 
 
Heidi E. Johnson
Senior Court Counsel
Alexane Welsch
Court Counsel
Phone: (680)488-4979
Email: judiciary@palausupremecourt.net(include “Office of the Court Counsel” in the subject line)


2024-2025 Court Counsel Positions Vacancy Court Externship
Court Counsel 2025-2026 Term Information about Palau For Incoming Court Counsel 2024-2025 Term
PALAU JUDICIARY
ROLL CALL
(1993 - PRESENT)
NAME LAW SCHOOL ATTENDING YEARS
Isabella A. Anderson 2024
Anika K. Maan 2024
Heidi E. Johnson Vermont Law School 2023
Dylan Philip Kubo Houle UC Berkeley Law 2023 - 2024
Vicky Cheng American University Washington College of Law 2023 - 2024
Fatjon Kaja University of Minnesota Law School 2023 - 2023
Alexane Welsch American University Washington College of Law 2022
Hannah Morrissy American University Washington College of Law 2022 - 2023
Taylor Kilpatrick George Washington University Law School 2021 - 2022
Carl Hennies University of Virginia School of Law 2021 - 2022
Liam Holohan Georgetown University Law Center 2021 - 2022
Kathryn-Ann Stamm 2020 - 2021
Heather Croshaw Vermont Law School 2020 - 2021
Jack Dafoe University of Michigan Law School 2019 - 2020
Morgan Bell University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Law 2019 - 2020
Lauren Gillespie William & Mary Law School 2019 - 2020
Danielle Tucker Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law 2018 - 2019
Sara Banco UC Irvine School of Law 2018 - 2019
Kendra Hartmann University of Colorado Law School 2018 - 2019
Weatherly Schwab Harvard Law School 2017 - 2018
Cheryl Friedman Northwestern University School of Law 2017 - 2018
Peter Huffman Yale Law School 2016 - 2017
Jonathan Sabo Northwestern University School of Law 2016 - 2017
Ethan Bercot Georgetown University Law Center 2016 - 2017
Mira Serrill-Robins Stanford University Law School 2015 - 2016
Brian P. Eggleston Stanford University Law School 2015 - 2016
Alexander Weber Stanford University Law School 2014 - 2015
Peter Ghattas American University Washington College of Law 2014 - 2015
Brian Quirk University of Washington School of Law 2013 - 2014
Rebecca Earl Rutgers University School of Law - Camden 2013 - 2014
Susan Reid Columbia Law School 2013 - 2014
Troy Payne Lewis & Clark Law School 2012 - 2013
Eli McCann BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School 2012 - 2013
Brian Spielman Emory University School of Law 2012 - 2013
Scott Delaney University of Illinois College of Law 2011 - 2012
Christine Malumphy UC Berkeley Law 2011 - 2012
Megan Knize UC Davis School of Law 2011 - 2012
Anna Ganz Valparaiso University School of Law 2010 - 2011
Benjamin Proctor Marquette University Law School 2010 - 2011
Veronica Berruz University of Maryland School of Law 2010 - 2011
Kevin Bennardo Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law 2009 - 2010
Matthew Russell University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Law 2009 - 2010
Joel Graham Washington University School of Law 2008 - 2009
Sarah Koster NYU School of Law 2008 - 2009
Betsy Renzo Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law 2008 - 2009
Christopher Soper Cornell Law School 2007 - 2008
Erin McKenzie University of Kentucky College of Law 2007 - 2008
Carmen Corbin American University Washington College of Law 2007 - 2008
Christy A. Fisher Georgetown University Law Center 2006 - 2007
Meghan Colloton American University Washington College of Law 2005 - 2006
Todd Osterloh University of Kentucky College of Law 2005 - 2006
Joseph H. Thompson Stanford University Law School 2005 - 2006
Garth Backe Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center 2004 - 2005
Emily Grant University of Illinois College of Law 2004 - 2005
Janette Rodecap University of Iowa College of Law 2003 - 2004
Elysia Solomon University of Chicago Law School 2001 - 2002
Ila C. Deiss CUNY School of Law 2001 - 2002
Jay Weiner UC Berkeley Law 2001 - 2002
Erica Smith-Klocek St. John's University School of Law 2000 - 2001
Sarah Kalish UC Berkeley Law 2000 - 2001
Hilary Axam University of Pennsylvania Law School 1999 - 2000
Edward LeMay University of Minnesota Law School 1999 - 2000
Peggy Ochandarena Georgia State University School of Law 1999 - 2000
Stephanie Stuble University of Houston Law Center 1998 - 1999
Kelly Degnan University of Southern California Gould School of Law 1997 - 1998
Jill Figg Dayal University of Michigan Law School 1997 - 1998
Kendall Harrison University of Wisconsin Law School 1997 - 1998
David Shipper University of Alabama School of Law 1996 - 1998
Kathryn B. Fuller Northwestern Univeristy Pritzker School of Law 1996 - 1997
Stacey Giamalis UC Berkeley Law 1996 - 1997
Meryl Gordon University of Michigan Law School 1996 - 1997
Michael Higgins University of Colorado Law School 1995 - 1996
Richard Mirabito Boston College Law School 1995 - 1996
Mark Wojcik NYU School of Law 1994 - 1995
J.T. Knight 1994 - 1995
Greg Johnson Notre Dame Law School 1993 - 1995
Richard Salgado Yale Law School 1993 - 1994
Robert M. Kohn UC Law San Francisco
Dennis Yamase University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law
Gerald Marugg