Department of Justice. Before joining the Appellate Staff, he served for three years as a trial attorney in the Civil Division’s Federal Programs Branch. In those positions, Mr Nemeroff has represented the government in district courts and the federal courts of appeals in cases involving challenges to federal statutes, government policies, and the actions of federal officials. Before joining the Justice Department, Mr. Nemeroff clerked for Judge William A. Fletcher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He received a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. He joined the Washington College of Law as an adjunct professor in 2013. Currently Teaching