Michigan Law School alumnus Kurt A. Johnson joins Jones Day in Detroit

The global law firm Jones Day announced that nine former U.S. Supreme Court clerks from October Term 2019 have joined the firm as associates in the Issues & Appeals Practice. Jones Day has recruited 64 U.S. Supreme Court clerks since October Term 2011.

Among the nine is Kurt Johnson, a University of Michigan Law School alumnus who joins the Detroit office. Johnson previously clerked for Justice Neil M. Gorsuch; and prior to his Supreme Court clerkship, was a Judicial Clerk for Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He also practiced for several years at an international law firm in Washington, D.C.

Jones earned an AB, with honors, from The University of Chicago; and earned his JS, summa cum laude, in 2015 from University of Michigan Law School where he was involved in Order of the Coif; and was an Articles Editor for Law Review.

He focuses on appeals and motions practice. He has drafted numerous briefs filed in federal and state courts and has extensive experience in complex commercial disputes and in matters involving the government.

Jones Day is a global law firm with more than 2,500 lawyers in 42 offices across five continents.