Judicial Internship

U.S. Supreme Court

Andrew Robb, a junior majoring in Ethics, History and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, has been selected as a judicial intern at the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Supreme Court's Judicial Internship Program provides advanced undergraduates and graduating seniors who have interests in law, management and the social sciences with a unique opportunity to develop professionally by working in the Office of the Counselor to the Chief Justice.

The Office of the Counselor assists Chief Justice John G Roberts, Jr. in his overall management of the Supreme Court. The Counselor serves as a liaison for the Chief Justice, not only within the federal judiciary, but also with the executive and legislative branches.

The office further assists the Chief Justice in his ceremonial duties and provides background materials and research for his public addresses and publications.

"Andrew is an exceptional student with a strong interest in public service and constitutional law, and this experience will give him a solid understanding of how the judicial branch operates," said Joseph E. Devine, associate dean for undergraduate studies for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the university's prelaw advisor. "He's the first Carnegie Mellon student to receive this highly competitive and sought after internship, and it paves the way for our future prelaw students."

Robb is one of two judicial interns this summer that will work under the direction of the Supreme Court Fellow and perform important office tasks which include summarizing news articles and preparing memoranda and correspondence.

He will also conduct background research for speeches and briefings provided to foreign dignitaries and may participate in diverse research and organizational projects conducted by the Supreme Court Fellow and the Counselor.

This past semester, Robb, who will be the 2010-11 president of Carnegie Mellon's undergraduate mock trial association, completed an independent study on the Supreme Court with Kiron K. Skinner, associate professor of social and decision sciences and director of the International Relations and Politics Program.

"Andrew is deeply interested in all aspects of the U.S. judicial system. He is in the process of mastering an enormous amount of research on the Supreme Court. Thus, I was not surprised to learn that he had been selected for one of the most prestigious internships in Washington," said Skinner.

Robb will intern from May 2010 through August 2010 and then return to Carnegie Mellon for his senior year.

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