Katharine Janes is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice group.
Prior to joining the firm, Katharine served as a law clerk to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on the Supreme Court of the United States and Judge Robert D. Sack on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She previously worked as a public defender in Washington, D.C. and New Hampshire, representing clients in trial, appellate, and postconviction proceedings.
Katharine graduated Order of the Coif from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she served as Online Development Editor of the Virginia Law Review and President of the Student Bar Association. At graduation, Katharine was awarded the Margaret G. Hyde Award for character and scholarship, the law school’s highest honor. Katharine also holds an M.A. in Legal History from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Katharine is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- University of Virginia - 2021 Master of Arts
- University of Virginia - 2021 Juris Doctor
- University of Notre Dame - 2018 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
Clerkships:
- US Supreme Court, Hon. Ketanji Brown Jackson, 2024 - 2025
- US Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, Hon. Robert D. Sack, 2022 - 2023