Eight WashU Law students have been selected as 2025 Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellows, joining a national cohort of law students committed to advancing justice through public service. The honorees—Alyssa Ruiz, Joshua Granaada, Parker Roy, Fannie Osran, Lucas Dowdall, Tasha Gentry, Kevin Thompson, and Naila Weinstein—will spend their summers working in unpaid public interest legal internships.
Established in 1997, the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship Program honors the legacy of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens by supporting law students who dedicate their summers to public interest work. The program reflects Justice Stevens’s belief that a dynamic and effective justice system depends on a cadre of trained and committed lawyers doing public interest work.
This summer, the eight WashU Law Stevens Fellows will contribute to the collective impact of the program, which, in 2024, saw 157 fellows working at more than 136 public interest agencies across 23 states, collectively providing over 50,000 hours of legal work.
For more information on the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship Program, visit https://jpstevensfoundation.org.