MacArthur Appellate Group Adds Ex-SCOTUS Clerks From Big Law

The MacArthur Justice Center has poached two ex-high court clerks from Big Law for its Supreme Court and appellate practice that’s won a string of civil rights and criminal justice victories since launching four years ago.

Easha Anand, who clerked for Justice Sonia Sotomayor and came from Orrick, and Devi Rao, who clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and came from Jenner & Block, joined the civil rights law firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Program. They will work out of the firm’s Washington office, which is headed by deputy director Amir Ali.

Program director David M. Shapiro ...