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ESCANABA -- Hugh Theut, 23, has accepted a post-grad federal clerkship under Judge Maloney in the Western District of Michigan.
"My whole goal coming in was to work hard and see what came of it. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be clerking for a federal judge coming out of law school. It's really tremendous and kind of surprising even now," said Theut, of Escanaba.
Theut studied political science at University of Iowa, but always planned to return to Michigan.
"Education has always kind of been the expectation in my family," said Theut, who comes from a family of practicing attorneys. "My undergraduate minor is public speaking," he said. "I gave a lot of speeches and was given an opportunity to be an advocate, and I really enjoyed that. Law school seemed like a good fit.
"I couldn't be happier with my decision to attend MSU Law," he said. "It's filled with tremendous faculty and really, really great students."
Theut has enjoyed being part of several student organizations. He is editor-in-chief of the Michigan State Law Review, as well a member of the Native American Law Student Association. He was on the board of the association during his second year of law school.
During law school Theut clerked for Judge Allie Maldonado of the Little Traverse Band of Odawa Indians as well as for Justice Michael Cavanaugh (since retired). During fall semester of his third year, he will be an extern for Michigan Supreme Court Justice Megan Cavanaugh.