Matthew Holmes

Matthew Holmes is a 3L at the University of Michigan Law School, where he serves as the President of the Federalist Society Student Chapter and as an Articles Editor for the Michigan Journal of Law Reform. He is also an Associate Editor for the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy.

Matthew graduated from Concordia University Nebraska, where he played quarterback on the football team. Before law school, he taught middle school science and high school history at one of San Diego's leading classical schools.

At Michigan, Matthew founded "Courtside", a video series where he interviews Federal Judges and other "preeminent legal minds in some of the greatest athletic venues across the country." The series was designed to make the judiciary more accessible to the public and has attracted tens of thousands of views across platforms.

Matthew spent his 1L summer at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of California and his 2L summer at O’Melveny & Myers in Newport Beach.

In his spare time, Matthew enjoys serving as a high school football official, an experience that continues to shape his appreciation for fairness and the consistent application of rules.