Joseph Donnelly

Joseph Donnelly is a third-year law student from Charles Town, West Virginia. He graduated from Regent University with a B.A. in Government and, before law school, worked for three years as a legal assistant for Alliance Defending Freedom. At Notre Dame, Joseph serves as vice president of the Moot Court Board and holds leadership roles with the Federalist Society and Jus Vitae. He is also a staff editor for the Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy. During his 1L summer, Joseph worked in the Montana Attorney General’s Office, and during his 2L summer, he worked as a law clerk at the New Civil Liberties Alliance. After graduation, Joseph will clerk for Judge Liam Hardy on the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in 2027–2028 and for Judge Sarah Pitlyk on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 2028–2029.