RAISING THE BAR
Alumni News
Rachel Clark Hughey ’03 Appointed to Hennepin County Bench Rachel Clark Hughey ’03 was appointed to a seat on the bench of Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District. Hughey previously was a partner and shareholder at Merchant & Gould, where she served as a member and past chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and co-chair of its Appellate Group, among other things. Hughey’s community involvement includes serving as a member of the ACLU-MN Board and a member and past chair of the Volunteer Lawyers Network Board. She also has been an active volunteer with the Advocates for Human Rights, Children’s Law Center, Volunteer Lawyers Network, and the State Public Defender’s Office. Rachel Clark Hughey ’03
Andrew Gordon ’08
John F. Docherty ’86
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Andrew Gordon ’08 Appointed to Ramsey County Bench Andrew Gordon ’08 was appointed to serve on the bench of Minnesota’s Second Judicial District. Gordon previously served as the deputy director of community legal services at the Legal Rights Center (LRC), where his responsibilities included the direct representation of indigent clients in criminal and delinquency courts, the supervision of the LRC’s community-centered legal work, and advocacy for the empowerment of people of color, immigrants, and other marginalized communities. He also works on several committees—alongside criminal justice partners and other system stakeholders—on issues of racial justice, equity, and access to justice. Born and raised in Jamaica, Gordon is a board member of Green Card Voices, a local nonprofit dedicated to empowering and uplifting the voices of immigrants. John Docherty ’86 Appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty ’86, an assistant U.S. attorney serving in the District of Minnesota, was appointed to serve as a U.S. magistrate judge in St. Paul. Docherty has served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office since 2002. In this capacity, he prosecuted a wide range of cases, focusing on international and domestic terrorism, civil rights cases, and cases involving the illegal export of sensitive U.S. technology. Docherty also served as the office’s Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council coordinator. From 2006 to 2008, Docherty left the U.S. Attorney’s Office temporarily to work as a prosecutor at the United Nations’
