Theresa Concepcion ’04

Theresa Concepcion,’04, a native of New Jersey, received a B.A., magna cum laude, in 英语 from Montclair State University. During her time at Montclair, she contributed to the campus community by serving as Secretary for the Latino America Student Organization and by starting two columns for the Montclarion school paper which were the first of their kind. The first was a weekly book review of novels written by Latin American authors; the second was a bi-weekly column addressing issues facing the Latino community.

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In applying to law schools, Concepcion received tremendous support and encouragement from professors in the pre-law and 英语 departments and she was ultimately accepted into Cornell Law School. While at Cornell, she served as a note editor on the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, editor of the Cornell Legal Information Institute and was a member of the Moot Court Board. During her second year, she displayed a continuing commitment to the Latino and African American communities by starting a weekly mentoring and tutoring program for Latino and African American first year students. That program continues today.

Concepcion received her Juris Doctor from Cornell in 2007 and went on to clerk for Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto on the Supreme Court of New Jersey. In her role as a law clerk, she attended numerous oral arguments, researched and analyzed cases, wrote memoranda recommending whether the Court should grant or deny certification and also wrote memoranda recommending the ultimate disposition the Court should take in a case. She refers to the clerkship as the best job she ever had, not only because of the great practical experience she gained but also because of the mentoring and guidance she received from Justice Rivera-Soto, who has referred to her as his “single hardest-working and dedicated clerk.”

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