Executive Notes & Comments Editor
Alex Simmens
As Executive Notes & Comments Editor, Alex guides the research and writing of 2L student comments. He also organizes the annual Write-On competition for new membership.
Alex is a 3L from East Brunswick, New Jersey. He received his undergraduate degree in 2022 from Emory University, where he doubled majored in Philosophy, Politics, Law & German Studies. Prior to law school, Alex worked in undergraduate admissions for Emory University. During his 1L summer, Alex served as a judicial intern with Honorable JP Boulee at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. In his 2L summer, Alex was a summer associate at Troutman Pepper Locke in their Atlanta office.
While at Emory, Alex has served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Patty Shwartz at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Alex has also served as a T.A. in Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Family Law, and Elements of Legal Study. Alex also participated in the Barton Legislative & Advocacy Clinics, and he received a Dean’s Citation for 1L Academic Excellence.
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