
Timeline
About me
Judicial Law Clerk
Education

Cape henry collegiate school
1999 - 2014High school diploma 4.30 gpaActivities and Societies: Moot Court, National Honor Society, Literary Magazine, French National Honor Society, New Orleans Outreach Volunteer Program, Chess Club, Orchestra AP Scholar with HonorsCum Laude Society MemberNational Honor Society TreasurerNational French Honor Society President

University of michigan law school
2020 - 2024Doctor of law - jd law 3.83Activities and Societies: Campbell Moot Court Competition - Quarterfinalist Michigan Voting Project - Treasurer American Constitution Society (ACS) - 2L Representative Street Law - Site Leader Cum laude

University of oxford
2017 - 2017International law and legal studies 4.00 gpaStudy abroad program.

Gerald r. ford school of public policy
2020 - 2024Master's degree public policy 4.00 gpaPhi Kappa Phi Honor Society

University of virginia frank batten school of leadership and public policy
2016 - 2018Bachelor's degree public policy and leadership 3.95 gpaGraduated with Highest Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, and Pi Alpha Alpha from the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Honors Thesis: “Transcending the ‘Nuclear Button’:” Asserting Congressional Authority in the First-Use Nuclear Strike Procedure.

University of virginia
2014 - 2018Bachelor's degree political philosophy, policy, and law 3.89 gpaGraduated with High Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa in the Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law Distinguished Majors Program. Honors Thesis: “The Disaster Before the Storm:” Remediating Climate-Induced Forced Migration.
Experience

Require
May 2013 - Aug 2013Legal internConducted legal and financial research on the real estate private market and the federal government's organizations, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, involvement in the market and contribution to the Financial Crisis of 2007. Learned the basics of legal Memo drafting.

University of virginia school of law
Jan 2015 - Aug 2015Legal research assistantVerbally coded University of Virginia School of Law Civil Procedure, Criminal, Contract, and Property law lectures.Formulated and edited transcripts of the lectures.

University of virginia
Jan 2016 - May 2018Studied research topics related to diversity, social and political bias, sense of place, and other social psychological phenomena. Conducted participant based in lab and field research experiments.Coded verbal and visual data. Conducted in-lab, participant-based experiments looking at the relation between media, violence, and cognitive function. Researched and wrote literature review on relevant tasks and concepts.
Undergraduate Research Assistant for the Social Cognition and Behavior Lab (SCABL)
Jan 2015 - May 2018Research Assistant for the Department of Politics Experimental Lab
Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

U.s. department of justice
Aug 2018 - Jul 2020Paralegal specialistAntitrust Division - Defense, Industrials & Aerospace Section.

Michigan journal of environmental & administrative law
Oct 2020 - Jul 2021Junior editor, michigan journal of environmental & administrative lawVol. 10.2.

University of michigan law school
May 2021 - Aug 2021Legal research assistant for professor of law leah litmanAssisted on a research project for University of Michigan Law School Professor Leah Litman.Researched and examined voting restrictions passed in various states after the 2020 Election.

Michigan department of state
May 2021 - Aug 2021Summer legal intern - mi bureau of electionsInvestigated campaign finance complaints for violations of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (MCFA) and wrote determinations for these cases.Drafted and recommended administrative rules for increasing transparency in advertising during Michigan elections.

Michigan journal of public affairs
Oct 2021 - May 2022Associate editorVol. 19.

Gerald r. ford school of public policy
Jan 2022 - May 2023Policy research assistant for professor of public policy barry rabe
Proquest
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022Policy consultantConsulted on environmental policy and law projects.

Michigan law review
May 2022 - Feb 2024Vol. 122.Link to download for my Note: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol122/iss3/4/. Vol. 121.
Executive Editor
Jan 2023 - Feb 2024Associate Editor
May 2022 - Jan 2023

U.s. department of justice
May 2022 - Aug 2022Summer legal internCivil Rights Division - Voting Section.

Civil rights litigation initiative
Jan 2023 - May 2024Student attorneyAs part of this clinic, I represented clients in civil rights cases related to police misconduct, consumer protection, and disability rights.

Brennan center for justice
Jun 2023 - Aug 2023Summer legal internInterned for the Brennan Center for Justice's Democracy Program where I worked on assignments related to congressional redistricting, VRA interpretation, and public financing of local elections.

U.s. district courts
Aug 2024 - nowJudicial law clerkJudicial Law Clerk for the Hon. Robert E. Payne, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
Licenses & Certifications

Irb for social/behavior/education research (irb-sbs)
Collaborative institutional training initiative (citi program)Sept 2014
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Derek A. ZeiglerPhi Kappa Phi University of Michigan Mar 2023 Awarded to the university's top 10% of graduate students.
- Awarded to Derek A. ZeiglerOmicron Delta Kappa - Mar 2018 Awarded for achievement in a number of five areas: athletics, service, leadership, scholarship, and/or performing arts. Must be nominated by peers, professors, or other faculty of a Public Policy school and be in the top 35% of the graduating class.
- Awarded to Derek A. ZeiglerPi Alpha Alpha - Mar 2018 Awarded to the top 10% of the graduating class of schools for Public Policy.
- Awarded to Derek A. ZeiglerPhi Beta Kappa University of Virginia Phi Beta Kappa Beta Chapter Feb 2018 Complete an extensive course load every undergraduate semester and graduate within the top 12% of the Senior class.
- Awarded to Derek A. ZeiglerIntermediate Honors College of Arts & Sciences Sep 2016 Awarded according to the performance of a student's first two years at the University. Award to the top 20% of the Junior class.
- Awarded to Derek A. ZeiglerPhi Eta Sigma National Honor Society Member, University of Virginia Chapter Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society Jun 2015 Earn and sustain a minimum of a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale throughout the entire first full-time curricular period while taking a full time student academic course load.Maintain a class ranking in the upper 20% of the class.
- Awarded to Derek A. ZeiglerDean's List University of Virginia Jan 2015 Obtain a minimum of a 3.5 GPA while being enrolled in at least 15 graded credit hours of coursework.
- Awarded to Derek A. ZeiglerNational Society of Collegiate Scholars Member, University of Virginia Chapter The National Society of Collegiate Scholars Jan 2015 Achieve a minimum of a 3.4 GPA on a 4.0 scale after the completion of at least one full-time academic period.Maintain a class ranking in the top 20% of the class.
- Awarded to Derek A. ZeiglerAP Scholar with Honors College Board Jun 2014 Issued to students who have taken at least 8 AP exams while a High School Student.Must receive an average of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and score of a 3 or higher on at least 4 of the exams taken
- Awarded to Derek A. ZeiglerCum Laude Society Member The Cum Laude Society Oct 2013 Achieve and maintain a class ranking in the top 10% of the class throughout a standard four year high school curriculum.
Languages
- enEnglish
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