McAfee & Taft attorneys who have served
as judicial law clerks and interns/externs


Former Law Clerks

Federal Appellate Courts

  • Michael K. Avery, Law Clerk for the Hon. Mary Beck Briscoe, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2009-2010)
  • Jeb Boatman, Law Clerk for the Hon. Deanell Reece Tacha, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2003-2004)
  • Jessica John Bowman, Law Clerk for the Hon. Kenneth Ripple, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2008-2009)
  • Daniel A. Loeffler, Law Clerk for the Hon. Roger L. Gregory, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2004-2005)
  • Michael D. McClintock, Law Clerk for the Hon. Robert H. Henry, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1998-1999)
  • Dee A. Replogle, Jr., Law Clerk for the Hon. William J. Holloway, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1968-1969)
  • William W. Rodgers, Law Clerk for the Hon. Alfred P. Murrah, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1964-1965)
  • Mark D. Spencer, Law Clerk for the Hon. William J. Holloway, Jr., Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1987-1988)

Federal District Court

  • Heidi Slinkard Brasher, Law Clerk for the Hon. Steven P. Shreder, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (2007-2009)
  • Jessica John Bowman, Law Clerk for the Hon. Gregory Frizzell, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (2009-2010)
  • Kathy Neal, Law Clerk for the Hon. Thomas R. Brett, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (1982-1984)

Federal Tax Court

  • Scott M. Smith, Law Clerk for the Hon. Elizabeth Crewson Paris, U.S. Tax Court (2010-2011)

State Appellate Courts

  • Ruth J. Addison, Law Clerk for the Hon. David Lewis, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (2007)
  • Ross A. Plourde, Law Clerk for the Hon. Tom Cornish, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (1981-1982)
  • Susan E. Walker, Law Clerk for the Hon. Charles M. Wilson, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals (1984-1985) 
  • Susan E. Walker, Law Clerk for the Hon. William W. Means, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals (1988-1991)


 
Former Judicial Interns/Externs

Federal Appellate Court

  • Giannina Marin, Judicial Intern for the Hon. Juan R. Torruella, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (2007)

Federal District Courts

  • Henry D. Hoss, Judicial Extern for the Hon. Thomas R. Brett, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (1984-1985)
  • Jessica John Bowman, Judicial Extern for the Hon. Elizabeth Anne Kovachevich, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2006)
  • Jessica John Bowman, Judicial Extern for the Hon. Paul J. Cleary, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma (2006)
  • Rusty N. LaForge, Judicial Extern for the Hon. Tim Leonard, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (2001)
  • Michael D. McClintock, Judicial Extern for the Hon. Jack Shanstrom, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana (1997)
  • James D. Webb, Judicial Extern for the Hon. William D. Stiehl, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (1993)
  • Amy D. White, Judicial Extern for the Hon. Tim Leonard, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma 

Federal Bankruptcy Courts

  • Ruth J. Addison, Judicial Intern for the Hon. T. M. Weaver, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (2006) 
  • Ruth J. Addison, Judicial Intern for the Hon. Niles Jackson, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (2006)
  • Brian C. Beatty, Judicial Extern for the Hon. Niles Jackson, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (2007)
  • Christina M. Vaughn, Judicial Intern for the Hon. Dana L. Rasure, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma  (2007)

State Supreme Court

  • Brandon L. Buchanan, Judicial Intern for the Hon. Marian P. Opala, Oklahoma Supreme Court (1998)
  • Myrna S. Latham, Judicial Intern for the Hon. Robert D. Simms, Oklahoma Supreme Court (1983–1985)
  • Daniel A. Loeffler, Judicial Intern for the Hon. Marian P. Opala, Oklahoma Supreme Court (2002)

State Appellate Court

  • Jeremiah Buettner, Judicial Intern for the Hon. Larry E. Joplin, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals (2006)
  • Danae V. Grace, Judicial Intern for the Hon. E. Bay Mitchell, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals (2009, 2010)

State District Court