Timothy Kowalczyk is a litigation associate in the Salt Lake City office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Clerk & Government Experience
Law ClerkHonorable Peter J. PhippsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Law ClerkHonorable Howard C. Nielson, Jr.United States District Court for the District of Utah
Prior Experience
Constitutional Law Fellow, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, 2025–2026
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Author, “Judicial Misreading of RLUIPA’s ‘Substantial Burden’ and Extinguishment of Inmates’ Bodily Free Exercise,” University of Chicago Legal Forum, 2022
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2026Utah
2023District of Columbia
Courts
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Education
University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D.2023
Executive Articles Editor, University of Chicago Legal Forum
President, St. Thomas More Society
Duke UniversityA.B., Philosophy; Medieval & Renaissance Studiesmagna cum laude2019
