Since 1997, the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship has been an engine of transformation in the realm of public interest law. The Stevens Fellowship has ignited the careers of passionate public interest attorneys and fueled their focused pursuit of justice, all while paying homage to the indomitable spirit of Justice John Paul Stevens.
The Stevens Foundation is grateful to the following for the use of the portrait, photographs, and courtroom sketches in this video:
- Art Lien
- Janet Fries
- The Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States including James J. Ingwersen and Steve Petteway
With the support of former clerks to Justice Stevens and other generous donors, in 2024 the John Paul Stevens Foundation supported 157 Stevens Fellows selected by 38 law schools and 3 nonprofits working on substantive issues that were of great importance to Justice Stevens.
During their summers, the 2024 Stevens Fellows worked at more than 136 different public interest agencies in 23 different states, collectively doing over 50,000 hours of public interest legal work.
During the summer of 2024, the Foundation also celebrated the selection of the 1,000th Stevens Fellow, a milestone moment in the program’s nearly three decade history. There are now over 1,100 alumni of the Stevens Fellowship, and 73% of the Fellows who have graduated from law school are working in public interest careers.