Judicial Internships

The Pre-Law Institute and the Political Science Department partner with judges and attorneys in the New York area to provide invaluable internship experiences for some of John Jay College’s brightest undergraduates. While at their placement sites, interns engage in a wide range of activities including courtroom observations and mock trials, as well as drafting memos, decisions, orders, and summaries. Judicial interns will develop practical skills and insights that will contribute to their personal, professional, and academic development. Through the rare opportunity to learn from and be mentored by judges, attorneys and staff, students will not only gain hands-on experience, but will also refine their future goals and expectations regarding the legal profession. Interns work two days a week at their placement sites in either the Fall and  or Spring semester. They are also required to register for Law and  Society (LWS) 378, a 6 credit class, which is taught by Dr. Maxwell Mak, Dr. James Cauthen or Dr. Katherine Zuber.   

2024-2025 placement sites included: 

• The Honorable Raymond L.  Bruce
  Supreme Court, Bronx County,  Criminal Division
• The Honorable Tracy Catapano-Fox
  Supreme Court, Queens County, Civil Term
• The Honorable James G. Clynes
  Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County
• The Honorable Ben Darvil, Jr.
  Supervising Judge, Richmond County Family Court
• Sky Pena-Davis, Esq.
  Office of Policy and Planning, NYS Unified Court System
• The Honorable Pamela Patton Fynes
  Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings  County
• The Honorable Marguerite A. Grays (Alumna)
  Administrative Judge,  Civil Term, Supreme Court, Queens County,
• The Honorable Wilma Guzman (Alumna)
  Supreme Court, Bronx County
• The Honorable Cynthia Isales
  Supreme Court, Bronx County, Criminal Term
• The Honorable Michelle A. Johnson
  Administrative Judge, Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term
• The Honorable Ingrid Joseph ( Alumna)
  Supreme Court, Kings County, Civil Term
• The Honorable  Michael A. Liddie ( Alumnus)
  Family Court, Bronx County
• The Honorable Lumarie Maldonado-Cruz
  Supreme Court, Queens County, Civil Term
• The Honorable Richard J. Montelione
  Supreme Court,  Kings County
• The Honorable Derefim B. Neckles
  Supreme Court, Kings County, Civil Term
• The Honorable Inga M. O’Neale
  Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term
• The Honorable Kim M. Parker
  Supreme Court,  Bronx County
• The Honorable Edwina G. Richardson
  Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives
  Supreme Court, New York County, Criminal Term
• The Honorable Michele S. Rodney
  Supreme Court , New York County,  Criminal Term
• The Honorable Frederick  D. R. Sampson
  Supreme Court, Queens County
• The Honorable Marissa  Soto
  Supreme Court, Bronx County
• The Honorable Elizabeth A. Taylor
  Supreme Court, Bronx County
• The Honorable Michele R. Titus
  Supreme Court,  Queens County
• The Honorable Jonah Triebwasser (Alumnus)
  Town and Village Justice, Red Hook (Dutchess County), NY
• The Honorable  Carolyn  E Wade
  Supreme Court, Kings County, Civil Term

Applications for spring 2026 judicial internships will open in October 2025 here. 

If you have any questions about the judicial internship program, please reach out to us at pli@jjay.cuny.edu. If you encounter any issues with the application website, please contact websupport@jjay.cuny.edu.