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 Details of the program

The Truman Young Fellow: 
  •  Receives a $10,000 stipend from the Arizona Prosecuting Attorney’s Advisory Council (APAAC), payable half in fall and half in spring
  •  Receives a  $5,500 tuition scholarship
  • Works in four prosecuting offices during the one-year fellowship period. The offices include the City of Phoenix Prosecutor’s Office, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Arizona.
  • Participates in the summer session of the Criminal Practice Clinic.
  • Earns six graded and six pass/fail credits.
The fellow must pass a detailed background check and be Rule 38 certified in order to participate in the fellowship. Rule 38 requires that:
  • Students must have completed three full-time semesters of law school.
  • Students must have taken or be co-enrolled in the following courses: Evidence, Professional Responsibility, Criminal Law and Civil Procedure.
  • Students must be in good academic standing.

 Time commitments

  • City of Phoenix Prosecutor’s Office - Summer semester: (first week of June to first week of August);  300 total hours (approx. 30 hours per week)
  • Maricopa County Attorney’s Office - Fall: (last week of August to last week of November); 100 total hours (approx. 10-15 hours per week)
  • Arizona Attorney General’s Office - Spring semester: (Early January to end of February); 100 total hours (approximately 10-15 hours per week)
  • United States Attorney’s Office - Spring semester: (first week of March to last week of April); 100 total hours (approx. 10-15 hours per week)

Course information

  • The fellow participates in the summer session of the Criminal Practice Clinic with Professor Hugo Zettler. 
  • The Clinic’s seminar class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to  8:55 p.m.
  • Evidence is a pre-requisite for the Criminal Practice Clinic. 

To apply

Candidates should submit the following:

  • Two statements
1) The first statement should briefly state why the candidate is interested in prosecution as a career.The second statement details what the applicant considers to be the most important issue facing the criminal justice system today.

2)
The second statement details what the applicant considers to be the most important issue facing the criminal justice system today.
  • Resume
  • Unofficial law school transcript
  • Rule 38 Information Form

Direct applications to:

"Truman Young Selection Committee"

Submit applications to:

Zelda Graham in Room 106 or
by email at
roselda.graham@asu.edu.

 Application deadline: 

4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, 2012

Interviews will be held Monday, December 3, 2012






 

For more information contact: 

Zelda Graham, Program Coordinator
roselda.graham@asu.edu
480-965-4893



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