Montana Supreme Court Law Clerks
2012 - 2013
Amanda Shamp Anderson
Lee C. Baxter
Terry Bradshaw Bass
Allen Chronister
Haley W. Connell
Anthony Francis Jackson
Sally M. Johnson
Brent P. Larson
Emma Laughlin Mediak
Seamus M. Molloy
Karla Painter
Matt Pugh
John M. Semmens
Maria T. Roberts
Robin J. Shishido
Chris Wethern
James R. Zadick
NAME: Amanda Shamp Anderson
HOMETOWN: Coon Rapids, Minnesota
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Saint Olaf College
YEAR GRADUATED: 2006
MAJOR: Art History
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: The University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 2012
CLERKING FOR: Justice Jim Rice
NAME:Lee C. Baxter
HOMETOWN: Anchorage, Alaska
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Montana State University
YEAR GRADUATED: 2008
MAJOR: Political Science
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2012
CLERKING FOR: Justice James A. Rice
NAME: Terry Bradshaw Bass
HOMETOWN: Lake Jackson, Texas
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
YEAR GRADUATED: 1984
MAJOR: Economics
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
YEAR GRADUATED: 1990
CLERKING FOR: Justice Patricia O. Cotter
NAME: Allen Chronister
HOMETOWN: Gastonia, NC
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Univ of NC, Chapel Hill
YEAR GRADUATED:
MAJOR: Political Science
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: George Washington Univ
YEAR GRADUATED: 1972
CLERKING FOR: Chief Justice Mike McGrath
NAME: Haley W. Connell
HOMETOWN: Missoula, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Georgetown University
YEAR GRADUATED: 2006
MAJOR: Government
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2012
CLERKING FOR: Justices Michael E Wheat
NAME: Anthony Francis Jackson
HOMETOWN: Billings, MT
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Montana State University- Bozeman
YEAR GRADUATED: 2005
MAJOR: Political Science
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 2012
CLERKING FOR: Justice Brian Morris
NAME: Sally M. Johnson
HOMETOWN: Roberts, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Montana State University, Bozeman
YEAR GRADUATED: 1974
MAJOR: History
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon
YEAR GRADUATED: 1978
CLERKING FOR: Pro Se Clerk—clerk for all justices on pro se matters
NAME: Brent P. Larson
HOMETOWN: Kalispell, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: San Francisco State University
YEAR GRADUATED: 1999
MAJOR: Business Administration - Management
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2003
CLERKING FOR: Justice James C. Nelson
NAME: Emma Laughlin Mediak
HOMETOWN: Stevensville, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Stanford University
YEAR GRADUATED: 2009
MAJOR: Political Science
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: Stanford Law School
YEAR GRADUATED: 2012
CLERKING FOR: Justice Brian Morris
NAME: Seamus M. Molloy
HOMETOWN: Helena, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Carroll College
YEAR GRADUATED: 2007
MAJOR: History and Political Science
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2012
CLERKING FOR: Chief Justice Mike McGrath
NAME: Matt Pugh
HOMETOWN: Kalispell, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Montana State University
YEAR GRADUATED: 2008
MAJOR: Business Management/Economics
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana School of law
YEAR GRADUATED: 20012
CLERKING FOR: Justice Patricia Cotter
NAME: John M. Semmens
HOMETOWN: Great Falls, MT
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Carroll College
YEAR GRADUATED: 2008
MAJOR: History
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2012
CLERKING FOR: Justice Beth Baker
NAME: Robin J. Shishido
HOMETOWN: Arcata, California
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Colorado College
YEAR GRADUATED: 2003
MAJOR: Political Science
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Washington School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2012
CLERKING FOR: Justice Beth Baker
NAME: Maria T. Roberts
HOMETOWN: Kalispell, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 1978
MAJOR: Journalism, Education, and History
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 1994
CLERKING FOR: Justice James C. Nelson
NAME:Chris Wethern
HOMETOWN: Green Bay, WI
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Wisconsin
YEAR GRADUATED: 1975
MAJOR: Psychology
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 1985
Staff Attorney
NAME: James R. Zadick
HOMETOWN: Great Falls, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 2007
MAJOR: Political Science
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: William and Mary Law School
YEAR GRADUATED: 2012
CLERKING FOR: Justice Wheat