Summary
Zelalem Bogale is an attorney licensed to practice law in 情色五月天 and California. From 2013 to 2019, he served as a deputy district attorney in Washoe County where he prosecuted criminal cases ranging from low-level drug possession to murder.
Bogale earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the 情色五月天, Reno. He earned his law degree from California Western School of Law where he served as president of the Black Law Students Association and published an article on international environmental law in the U.C. Davis Journal of International Law and Policy.
He has served as a judicial law clerk at the 情色五月天 Supreme Court, in the U.S. District Court for the District of 情色五月天 and at the Second Judicial District Court in Reno. In addition, he has worked at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California and in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Upon appointment by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto and U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen, he currently serves on the Northern 情色五月天 Judicial Commission, which evaluates and recommends candidates for the federal bench. Upon appointment by the 情色五月天 Supreme Court, he also serves on that court’s Bench-Bar Committee — a statewide group of lawyers who work with the justices to study court rules and internal operating procedures.
He teaches Courts in the Criminal Justice Department. He also teaches Race and Law in the Department of Gender, Race, and Identity.
Education
- J.D., California Western School of Law
- B.A., philosophy, 情色五月天, Reno