Nearly 30 graduates of Iowa Law's class of 2026 will participate in placements across the country.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Judicial clerkships allow recent graduates to work closely with judges, gaining valuable professional experience by drafting bench memos, orders, and opinions.

Here's a first look at Iowa Law's most recent clerkship class.

Dani Arkfeld smiles for a professional photo against a dark gray backdrop.

Dani Arkfeld

Judge Mark T. Bailey
Denver County District Court

Madeleine Breunig smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Madeleine Breunig

Associate Justice Gordon L. Moore III and Associate Justice Sarah E. Hennesy
Minnesota Supreme Court

Nickolaus Cabrera, smiling for a professional photo against a white backdrop.

Nickolaus Cabrera

Judge Henry T. Wingate
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Emma Diers smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Emma Diers

Magistrate Judge Anita M. Boor
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Luke Forszt smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Luke Forszt

Justice Dana Oxley
Iowa Supreme Court

Michael Garcia smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Michael Garcia

Magistrate Judge Scott J. Frankel
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Ian Grunig smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Ian Grunig

Judge Samuel P. Langholz
Iowa Court of Appeals

Dana Haverkamp smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Dana Haverkamp

Judge Joe Camacho
Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

 

Morgan Hebert

Judge Sharon Soorholtz Greer
Iowa Court of Appeals

Alan Julien smiles for a professional photo against a dark gray backdrop.

Alan Julien

Chief Judge Thad J. Collins
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa

Olivia Kato smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Olivia Kato

Magistrate Judge Rachel Schwartz 
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

Adam Kahn smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Adam Kahn

Court At Large
Monmouth County Superior Court

Nina Marquardt Westphal smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Nina Marquardt Westphal

Judge Mychal A. Bruggeman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota

Veronica Miller smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Veronica Miller

Senior Judge John M. Gerrard
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

Ethan Miner smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Ethan Miner

Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Rory Mosley smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Rory Mosley

Court At Large
Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Ruth Olson smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Ruth Olson

Court At Large
Fourth Judicial District of Nebraska

Thomas Panther smiles for a professional photo against a dark gray backdrop.

Thomas Panther

Judge Tommy Parker
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Samuel Reynoldson smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Samuel Reynoldson

Justice Christopher McDonald
Iowa Supreme Court

Caleb Slater smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Caleb Slater

Chief Magistrate Judge Richard Lanzillo
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Adarsh Sukumar smiles for a professional photo against a dark gray backdrop.

Adarsh Sukumar

Judge William J. Fisher
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota

Hunter Thompson smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Hunter Thompson

Magistrate Judge Adam Kendall
First Judicial District of Colorado

Brooke Timmerman smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Brooke Timmerman

Chief Judge Mary Tabor
Iowa Court of Appeals

Miranda Ulses smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Miranda Ulses

Chief Justice Susan Christensen
Iowa Supreme Court

Liz Vargas-Perez smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Liz Vargas-Perez

Justice Edward M. Mansfield
Iowa Supreme Court

Maureen Wainwright smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

Maureen Wainwright

Judge Peter M. Reyes Jr.
Minnesota Court of Appeals

August Warren smiles for a professional photo against a light gray backdrop.

August Warren

TBD
Kansas Court of Appeals