AG Racine Congratulates Three Former OAG Attorneys Who Will Serve as Law Clerks for New Court of Appeals Judge Loren L. AliKhan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today congratulated three former attorneys from his office for becoming the first clerks for District of Columbia Court of Appeals Associate Judge Loren L. AliKhan. Following their clerkships for Judge AliKhan, all three will serve as law clerks on federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Before becoming an Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Judge AliKhan served as Solicitor General for the District of Columbia for four years, where she worked alongside her new clerks, Matt Morris, Nina Oat, and Norah Rast. Judge AliKhan was confirmed by the Senate on February 8 to serve on the D.C. Court of Appeals and assumed office on February 18.

“Excellence attracts excellence. For over seven years, our office has been fortunate to attract talented, driven, and public service-oriented professionals who are committed to using the law to advance the District's interests and stand up for vulnerable residents," said AG Racine. "It isn’t surprising that talented members of our Office of Solicitor General team would join former Solicitor General, Judge Loren AliKhan, at the DC Court of Appeals. We wish Matt, Nina, and Norah well, and are grateful that their work for District residents will continue. Our Office of the Solicitor General is the most highly respected appellate division in our country. I’m confident our new Solicitor General Caroline Van Zile will continue to attract a diverse pool of our country's best lawyers to the Office of the Solicitor General. District of Columbia residents deserve the best.”

Please see below for additional information about Judge AliKhan’s new law clerks:

  • Matt Morris graduated summa cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2021. He served as a Special Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Solicitor General until starting his clerkship with Judge AliKhan on March 21. Matt will next clerk for Judge Randolph Moss on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2022-23, for Chief Judge Srikanth Srinivasan on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2023-24, and for Justice Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court of the United States in 2024-25.
     
  • Nina Oat graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2021. She was an intern in the Office of the Solicitor General in 2019 and worked as an associate at O’Melveny & Myers until beginning her clerkship with Judge AliKhan on February 23. Nina will clerk for Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in 2022-23.
     
  • Norah Rast graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2021. She served as a Special Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Solicitor General until starting her clerkship with Judge AliKhan on February 23. Norah will next clerk for Judge Randolph Moss on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2022-23 and for Judge Paul Watford on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2023-24.

Click here for a photo of Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby, Judge AliKhan, Ms. Oat, and Ms. Rast, taken after the Chief Judge swore in Ms. Oat and Ms. Rast as law clerks on February 23. Individuals interested in interning or clerking for Judge AliKhan can find information about the application process here.