Zac Johnson is a law clerk to the Honorable Robert J. Conrad, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Peter J. Phipps of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He graduated magna cum laude from Notre Dame Law School, receiving faculty awards for top performance in six classes. He earned his B.A. summa cum laude from the University of West Florida, where he was named the outstanding undergraduate student in his academic program. Before college, Zac played bass in a touring rock band, and he continues to play classical violin.