Alexander Hempel
Law Clerk
Overview
Alexander Hempel focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation.
During law school, Alexander interned for the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the Honorable Caitlin J. Halligan of the New York Court of Appeals.
Before law school, he served as an investigative analyst with the Police Accountability Unit of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he assisted with investigations and prosecutions of criminal police misconduct.
Education
- Columbia Law School (J.D., 2026; Ruth Bader Ginsburg Prize; Wilfred Feinberg Prize; Highest Honors 2023-25; High Honors 2025-26; Executive Managing Editor, Columbia Journal of Gender and Law)
- Columbia University, Columbia College (B.A., summa cum laude, History and Political Science, 2021; Phi Beta Kappa; Chanler Historical Prize; Carl B. Boyer Memorial Prize)
Bar and Court Admissions
- New York (pending)