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Five IU McKinney Students Take Part in IU McKinney's Rural Justice Initiative
05/14/2024
IU McKinney’s Supporting Rural Justice Initiative is marking its sixth year and five students plan to take part in the program, working in counties across Indiana during summer 2024.
Students are selected by a committee comprised of Assistant Dean Sonja Rice, Professor Lahny Silva, and Professor Joel Schumm, J.D. ’98, director of the law school’s Judicial Externship Program, who oversees the program.
This year’s Rural Justice Initiative students and their assignments are as follows:
- Jackson Baldwin: Judge Travis Clowers, Posey County
- Trevor Billings: Judge Matthew Headley, Putnam County
- Chris McDaniel: Judge Daniel Petrie, J.D. ’10, Montgomery County
- Hallie Stallings: Judge Bradley Mohler, J.D. ’97, Clinton County
- Jerrick Adams, who also took part in 2023: Huntington County Prosecutor’s Office
In the photo from left are Hallie Stallings, Jackson Baldwin, Professor Joel Schumm, Chris McDaniel, and Trevor Billings.
The program began by placing students with judges in rural counties but has since expanded to include placement of rising third-year students as certified legal interns with prosecutor and public defender offices in rural counties. Students commit to working at least 200 hours for which they receive three experiential learning credits and a $4,000 stipend.
