Court of Appeals Division II

Division Two maintains an active year-round unpaid externship program.  Interested students must consult their school’s Career Services or Externship Supervision Offices to determine their eligibility for these positions.  Students may also volunteer as externs and not pay for or receive school credit.  Of note, many law clerks first served the court as externs.

Externs work with various judges and commissioners:  

• To prepare fact and issue statements for cases screened for oral arguments;
• To assist with legal research, argument preparation, initial drafting of select opinions, and cite checking final draft opinions.

Externs may also be selected by other Court of Appeals judges to serve in individual chambers.

The full-time unpaid positions are open to 1L’s (the summer following their first year), 2L’s and 3L’s.

Judge Jill Johanson selects all externs who serve the Court. Judge Johanson opens the application process in the fall for positions that will open during the following summer, fall, winter and spring. 

To apply, send a cover letter, résumé, short writing sample, and two references with telephone numbers and email addresses (including one law school reference) (no transcripts are required) to:

Judge Jill Johanson
950 Broadway, Suite 300
Tacoma, Washington 98402