Elizabeth Totzke (Photo courtesy of St. Norbert College)
(WTAQ-WLUK) — A St. Norbert College graduate has been named Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during the 2024-25 term.
Elizabeth Totzke is a 2019 graduate of St. Norbert College and an Appleton native. She’s also a 2022 graduate of Notre Dame Law School. While at Notre Dame Law School, Totzke received the Dean Joseph O’Meara Award, one of the law school’s three highest academic awards, presented annually to a member of the graduating class for outstanding academic achievement.
Each Supreme Court justice has four clerks who generally serve one-year terms. Clerks are primarily responsible for reviewing the record, researching the applicable law and drafting legal memoranda and court opinions. Clerks also attend oral arguments before the court.
“I feel so honored to have been selected for a clerkship with Justice Barrett,” said Totzke. “She is a brilliant jurist, and we have all benefited from her presence on the court. I have long admired her approach to the law, and I can’t think of a better role model as I begin my legal career.”
Totzke’s husband, Hunter Van Asten, is also a 2019 St. Norbert College grad and a 2022 graduate of Notre Dame Law School. He is currently a litigation attorney for Godfrey & Kahn in Milwaukee.
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