Jessica Ring Amunson concentrates her practice in appellate and Supreme Court matters.  She has significant experience briefing and arguing matters before both federal and state appellate courts and is frequently called on to assist in merits and amicus briefing before the United States Supreme Court.  Ms. Amunson has worked on appeals and petitions spanning a range of topics, including First Amendment issues, contract disputes, and administrative law matters.  She has recently argued appeals in cases as varied as statutory interpretation of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and the Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury.  Ms. Amunson also focuses on election law and redistricting, and is actively involved in litigating as well as advising in redistricting matters in a number of states.

Ms. Amunson has been recognized for her extensive knowledge of election law and frequently speaks on panels regarding issues in redistricting.  She was recently featured in a video lecture series for state court judges on “Redistricting Litigation: What Every Judge Needs to Know,” and her writing on partisan gerrymandering was cited in the Supreme Court’s partisan gerrymandering case.  Ms. Amunson is an active member of the Firm’s Election Law and Redistricting Practice and its Appellate and Supreme Court Practice, where she participates in the Appellate Monitoring Program.  She also assists with the Firm’s Summer Program.

Ms. Amunson maintains an active pro bono practice and was appointed in 2009 by the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to serve a three-year term on the D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services.  She is also a member of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court.  Prior to joining Jenner & Block, Ms. Amunson participated in the D.C. Bar Associates Fellowship Program at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, where she worked on the Election Protection Program.