Jessica Kinnamon is an associate in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law practice group.
Before joining the firm, Jessica served as a law clerk to Judge James C. Ho of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Judge Eric E. Murphy of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Jessica graduated summa cum laude from the University of Kansas School of Law, where she served as a Comment Editor for the Kansas Law Review and an Executive Board Member of the Moot Court Council. She was a recipient of the Rice and J.L. Weigand, Jr., Notre Dame Legal Education Trust scholarships, a member of the Order of the Coif, and was awarded the Jack E. Dalton Legal Writing Award for demonstrating excellence in legal writing.
Jessica earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University, where she majored in Ethics, Politics, and Economics. She also competed on the Yale Women’s Basketball team.
Jessica is a member of the Texas bar.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- University of Kansas - 2023 Juris Doctor
- Yale University - 2020 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- Texas Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Hon. James C. Ho, 2024 - 2025
- US Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, Hon. Eric E. Murphy, 2023 - 2024