Charles B. Ford
***** ******** **., ***********, ** 20833
301-***-**** /abmufh@r.postjobfree.com
Work Experience
U.S. Department of Justice, March 2008-May 2009
Office of Immigration Litigation Trial Attorney
. Served as appellate counsel in a variety of cases in the Second and
Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, on behalf of the Attorney General.
Duties included reviewing administrative case records and preparing and
filing motions and appellate briefs.
. Performed the initial case review of various petitions submitted in the
First, Seventh, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals. Duties included
verifying jurisdictional defects with petitions, identifying other
administrative issues, and filing administrative case records with the
Courts.
. Performed various ADR/Mediation duties to resolve cases prior to
adjudication by the Courts.
Chambers of Justice Thomas Jan. 2002-March 2008
Supreme Court of the United States Aide to Justice
Thomas
. Annotated and prepared the Justice's case briefs and other case related
materials;
. Assigned and distributed certiorari, motion/application, and other case
related assignments, and served in a supportive capacity to the
Justice's law clerks;
. Processed requisitions and acquisitions, supervised all supply needs
and requests of the office, and performed other similar tasks at the
Justice's direction;
. Performed various research assignments and document preparations at the
Justice's request, as well as numerous other administrative duties.
Columbus School of Law May 2006-May 2007
Catholic University of America Assistant to Prof.
Rutledge
. Performed numerous research assignments for law review and journal
articles, including a variety of editing and cite checking duties.
. Assisted with writing law review and journal articles, preparing oral
presentations, and completing other related assignments.
Office of the Marshal Aug. 2000 - Jan 2002
Supreme Court of the United States Aide to the
Marshal
. Assisted in the development and implementation of the courtroom seating
and guest assistance procedures, and designed and authored the
Courtroom Seating Manual;
. Edited hundreds of transcripts of oral arguments before the Court,
developed transcript editing procedures and authored the corresponding
Transcript Editing Manual;
. Performed various assignments and duties to assist the chambers of the
Chief Justice, Justices Stevens, Justice Souter, and Justice Thomas,
and provided assistance to other offices within the Court.
. Courtroom Duties included: courtroom set-up, seating, bench assistance
and related duties;
Education
J.D. Columbus School of Law May 2007
Catholic University of America
B.S. University of Maryland, University College August 2001
Degree in Business Administration: Business Law and Public
Policy
Admissions
Maryland Bar January 2009
References Available Upon Request