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JUDICIAL LAW CLERK TO JUDGE DANIEL C. MORENO
Summary

Detail-oriented, dedicated, and organized licensed attorney with more than five years of experience in the Fourth Judicial District Court.

Highlights
  • Decisive
  • Self-Starter
  • Problem Solver
  • Excellent Communicator
  • Team player
  • Resourceful
Accomplishments

Clerked hundreds of court appearances. Drafted 200+ legal orders. Considerable knowledge of Fourth Judicial District Court policies and procedures. Adept at working with the diverse communities served by the Court.

Experience
Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Daniel C. Moreno
August 2011 to Current Fourth Judicial District Court － Minneapolis, MN
  • Clerked court appearances and trials - Criminal (Felony-, Gross Misdemeanor-, and Misdemeanor-level offenses)
  • Scheduled and calendared court appearances
  • Clerked mass calendars (e.g., Revocation, Expungement)
  • Researched and composed legal orders and memoranda
  • Communicated with attorneys, court partners, pro se parties, etc.
  • Scheduled, prepared, and coordinated wedding ceremonies
  • Supervised judicial externs
  • Responded to requests received by mail from in-custody defendants
Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Fred Karasov and Judge Tony N. Leung
January 2011 to August 2011 Fourth Judicial District Court － Minneapolis, MN
  • Juvenile Court [temporary position -- interim coverage for two judges]
  • Clerked Juvenile Court hearings -- both Child Protection and Delinquency matters, including Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) cases
  • Researched and composed written orders to correspond with every court appearance
  • Clerked mass calendars (e.g., Detention) requiring contemporaneously-generated orders
  • Updated MNCIS through disposition
Judicial Law Clerk to Ret. Judge John J. Sommerville
May 2007 to December 2010 Fourth Judicial District Court － Minneapolis, MN
  • Clerked court appearances -- both Civil and Criminal
  • Researched and composed judicial orders on Criminal (felony-level) and Civil cases
  • Conducted initial status conference calls with attorneys on Civil cases
Violent Crimes Law Clerk
May 2006 to May 2007 Office of the Hennepin County Attorney － Minneapolis, MN
  • Assisted a trial team of 6-8 attorneys
  • Composed legal memoranda
  • Researched legal issues
  • Litigated Misdemeanor-level and Juvenile traffic offenses as a Certified Student Attorney
  • Obtained certified documents from other jurisdictions in preparation for trial
Summer Law Clerk
June 2005 to August 2005 Office of the Hennepin County Attorney － Minneapolis, MN
  • Assisted a Senior Assistant Hennepin County Attorney with the research and composition of the Sexual Assault Prosecution Manual (distributed throughout Minnesota by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association)
Education
J.D : May 2007 University of Minnesota Law School － Minneapolis, MN

Coursework in: Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiating; Trial Advocacy; Misdemeanor Defense Clinic

Managing Editor, Staffer, Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice 

Extern, Fourth Judicial District Court (Family Court), Judge Bruce A. Peterson
B.A : English, May 2002 Macalester College － Saint Paul, MN

Varsity Swim Team; Varsity Water Polo Team
Professional Affiliations

Admitted to the Minnesota State Bar Association on October 26, 2007

MN Bar Registration Number: 0387998

Hennepin County Clerks Association

Additional Information
  • WRITING/EDITING EXPERIENCE: Christie's Great Estates; Capital Newspapers, Inc.
  • CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE: GAP, Inc.; Martha's Gardens; Stems & Vines; Santa's Forest
  • VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: Judicial Reading Program; Feline Rescue; Southeast Seniors
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Fourth Judicial District Court
  • Office of the Hennepin County Attorney

School Attended

  • University of Minnesota Law School
  • Macalester College

Job Titles Held:

  • Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Daniel C. Moreno
  • Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Fred Karasov and Judge Tony N. Leung
  • Judicial Law Clerk to Ret. Judge John J. Sommerville
  • Violent Crimes Law Clerk
  • Summer Law Clerk

Degrees

  • J.D : May 2007
    B.A : English , May 2002

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