Kerry Kornblatt is a clinical assistant professor in the Legal Practice Program at the University of Michigan Law School. She previously taught legal research and writing at Wayne State University School of Law.

Before teaching, Kornblatt worked in the federal judiciary, clerking for the Hon. Helene White of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Hon. Leslie Southwick of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Hon. Mark Goldsmith of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She also served as a staff attorney for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Kornblatt co-directed the Conference on Public Service and the Law and received the Kramer/Bangel Award (recognizing the graduate who “contributed the most to the community”) at the University of Virginia School of Law. After law school, Kornblatt served as a constitutional litigation fellow at Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

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  • Rhodes College, BA, magna cum laude
  • University of Virginia, JD, Kramer/Bangel Award

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    • US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Hon. Helene White
    • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Hon. Leslie Southwick
    • US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Hon. Mark Goldsmith

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