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
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In 2025, with the support of Justice Stevens’ former law clerks and other generous donors, the John Paul Stevens Foundation supported 158 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 2025 Stevens Fellows worked at more than 135 different public interest agencies in 25 different states and Washington D.C., collectively doing over 50,000 hours of public interest legal work.
Last year, the Foundation celebrated the selection of the 1,000th Stevens Fellow, a milestone moment in the program’s nearly 30-year history. There are now over 1,250 Alumni of the Stevens Fellowship, and 73% of the Fellows who have graduated from law school are working in public interest careers.
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Issue 3: September Newsletter
News & Spotlights to connect, inform, and celebrate our talented community of John Paul Stevens Foundation’s Clerk Community & Fellowship Alumni.