JP Kolnik

Legal Fellow, Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic

John Paul Kolnik is a Legal Fellow in the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic. He works alongside and mentors students as they defend the rights of people of faith. His work involves a wide range of civil litigation as well as immigration proceedings for those fleeing religious persecution.

Before joining the Religious Liberty Clinic in 2026, Kolnik had the privilege of serving as a law clerk to three excellent judges. First, to Judge Liam P. Hardy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; second, to Judge Leslie H. Southwick on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; and third, to Judge Thomas D. Schroeder on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.