Jace Motley

Associate Litigation

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3592

Overview

Jace Motley is a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Before joining Kirkland, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable D.P. Marshall Jr. on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Law ClerkHonorable D.P. Marshall Jr.United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas2023–2025

Judicial ExternHonorable Christy D. ComstockUnited States District Court for the Western District of ArkansasSpring 2022

Criminal Prosecution ExternUnited States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of ArkansasFall 2021

Staff MemberUnited States Senator John Boozman2017–2020

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Author, “Losing the Veepstakes: How the Contemporary Vice Presidencies of Mike Pence and Kamala Harris Renew the Case for Vice-Presidential Independence,” Arkansas Law Review, vol. 75, 2023

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

Admitted only to practice in Arkansas and practice is supervised by principals of the Firm

Education

  • University of Arkansas School of LawJ.D.summa cum laude2023

    Law Notes Editor, Arkansas Law Review

    Teaching Assistant, Constitutional Law

    Research Assistant, Constitutional Law

  • University of ArkansasB.A., Political Science & International Relations2017