Washington D.C. Law Student Fellowship

O’Connor Institute Maintains National Presence with Washington, D.C. Office and Fellowship Program

The Sandra Day O’Connor Institute is proud to maintain a satellite office in Washington, D.C., which also serves as home to the O’Connor Institute–ASU Law Fellow Program. Together, these initiatives strengthen the Institute’s mission to advance civic education, civil discourse, and civic engagement across the country.

Washington D.C. Office

Located in the ASU Barrett & O'Connor Center

Located just steps from the White House at the ASU Barrett & O’Connor Washington Center, the D.C. office serves as a strategic hub for the Institute’s nonpartisan work at the federal level. From this location, the Institute fosters partnerships, amplifies research, and supports initiatives that empower citizens and strengthen civic participation.

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O’Connor Institute-ASU Law Fellow program

A young man with curly hair and glasses studies at a table in a library in Washington D.C., looking at papers in front of a laptop, surrounded by bookshelves, as he prepares for his prestigious Fellowship.

Through the O'Connor Institute–ASU Law Fellowship, third-year students at ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law gain firsthand experience in public policy and civic leadership during a semester of study in Washington, D.C. Fellows support the Institute's work and engage with congressional offices, national legal leaders, and civic institutions.

Fall 2026 Fellow: Satchel Bellard

Satchel Bellard, originally from Texas, is a third-year student at ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, studying at the college's Washington, D.C., campus. He earned his bachelor's degree in international relations, with a minor in law and public policy, from the University of Southern California. His public-service experience includes work as an honors intern with the FBI, a law clerk with the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, and, this past summer, a legal intern with the Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor's Office in The Hague. This fall he is also a legal intern in the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement. In high school he founded Kick Karma, a nonprofit that provided shoes and school supplies to at-risk youth in Central Texas, and he led it for eight years.

As the Institute's Fellow, Satchel helped produce the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute–Washington Union Society Debate Series at The George Washington University and has met with national legal leaders, including American Bar Association President Barbara J. Howard.

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Fall 2026 Fellow Satchel Bellard with American Bar Association President Barbara J. Howard in Washington, D.C.
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Spring 2026 Fellow: Anna Barlin

Anna Barlin, originally from Southern California, is a third-year law student at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. At ASU Law, she has pursued coursework aligned with her interests in property law, employment law, renewable energy law and policy, and immigration law. She previously participated in the school’s Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, coaching Phoenix-area high school students for constitutional law–based moot court competitions. Anna has also been active in the Asian American Pacific Islander Law Students Association and has externed with several nonprofit law firms engaged in community-centered legal work. Following graduation, she will join Perkins Coie’s Real Estate & Land Use group.

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