John C. Brinkerhoff, Jr.

Associate Appeals

Practices

Overview

John Brinkerhoff is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on complex trial and appellate litigation.

Before joining Kirkland, John served as a law clerk to Judge Gregory G. Katsas on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge William H. Pryor Jr. on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and Judge Diane S. Sykes on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Thought Leadership

Publications

Author, “FOIA’s Common Law,” 36 Yale J. on Reg. 575, 2019

Co-Author, “Deferense Conservation—FOIA’s Lessons for a Chevron-less World,” 71 Stan. L. Rev. Online 146, 2018

Note, “Ropes of Sand: State Antitrust Statues Bound by Their Original Scope,” 34 Yale J. on Reg. 353, 2017

Memberships & Affiliations

The Federalist Society

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

2021, District of Columbia
2018, Alabama

Courts

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Supreme Court of Alabama
District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Education

Yale Law SchoolJ.D.2018
Editor, Yale Law Journal
Editor-in-Chief, Yale Journal on Regulation
University of AlabamaB.A., Geology & Political Science; B.A.C., Communication Studiessumma cum laude2014

University Fellow

Blount Scholar

Blackburn Institute Fellow