Meredith Criner recently graduated from Duke University School of Law in May of 2022, receiving the Justin Miller Award for Leadership and Certificate in Public Interest and Public Service. At Duke, Meredith served as a research assistant for the Bolch Judicial Institute, student editor of Judicature, Lead Articles Editor for Law & Contemporary Problems, member of the Moot Court and Mock Trial Boards, and President of the Duke Federalist Society. Prior to attending law school, Meredith grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina and attended Cornell University where she played soccer and participated in the Cornell in Washington program before transferring to North Carolina State University. She graduated from North Carolina State as valedictorian, majoring in history and philosophy. Following graduation, Meredith will clerk for Judge James C. Dever III of the Eastern District of North Carolina, then Judge Michael B. Brennan of the Seventh Circuit.