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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
Isabella A. Anderson
Court Counsel
Anika K. Maan
Court Counsel
Phone: (680)488-4979
Email: judiciary@palausupremecourt.net(include “Office of the Court Counsel” in the subject line)


Court Externship Court Counsel 2025-2026 Term
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PALAU JUDICIARY
ROLL CALL
(1993 - PRESENT)
Portrait NAME LAW SCHOOL ATTENDING YEARS
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
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 Cornell Law School 2020-2022
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
Jonathan Sabo Northwestern University School of Law 2016-2017
Peter D. Huffman Yale Law School 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
Megan Knize UC Davis School of Law 2011-2012
Christine Malumphy UC Berkeley Law 2011-2012
Benjamin Proctor Marquette University Law School 2010-2011
Kevin Bennardo Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law 2009-2010
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
Richard Mirabito Boston College Law School 1995-1996
Richard Salgado Yale Law School 1993-1994