Truman R. Young, Jr.
Prosecutorial Fellowship
In honor of Truman R. Young, Jr., a former prosecutor who dedicated his life to public service, this Fellowship provides a third year law student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University with the opportunity to work at four different prosecuting agencies.
Requirements for the Fellow:
- Must be a third year law student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University during the Fellowship year.
- Arizona Supreme Court Rule 39 Certification
- Professional Responsibility Course
- Evidence Course
- Good standing with the law school (2.0+ GPA)
- U.S. Citizen
- Successfully complete the background check for all four prosecuting agencies
Fellowship Includes:
- Working at the Phoenix City Prosecutor’s Office, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Criminal Practice Clinic at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
- 6 graded credit hours in the fall semester
- 6 pass/fail credit hours in the spring semester
- Tuition Scholarship
- Presentation to the APAAC Council
- Working at the APAAC Annual Prosecutor Conference
The application period for the 2026 fellowship will open in February of 2026.
Truman Young Fellowship Recipients
 Jordan Littlepage Truman Young Fellow 2025-2026 |
Jordan Littlepage is a first-generation law student and a second generation Phoenix native. She graduated magna Cum Laude from Arizona State University with a degree in Sociology. Prior to law school, Ms. Littlepage worked as a Legal Clerk for Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and as a Bailiff for Judge Bruce Cohen at Maricopa County Superior Court. Prior to the Truman Young Fellowship, she interned with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office in the Drugs and Racketeering Unit, and then in the Healthcare, Fraud, and Abuse Unit. Ms. Littlepage serves on the Christian Legal Society board and is an active member of the Federalist Society and the Government and Public Interest Law Student Association. When she isn’t engaged in her studies, Ms. Littlepage spends her time with her beloved grandparents and family, attends church, and listens to podcasts with her cats. |
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Negar Nahid is a first-generation college student, an immigrant from Iran, and the first in her family to study law. Graduating magna cum laude from the University of California, San Diego, with a bachelor’s degree in communication, her dedication to her legal aspirations led her to pursue further education at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. During her time in law school, Ms. Nahid gained valuable practical experience through externships at the Superior Court of Arizona, the Maricopa Attorney's Office, and the Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review. She also volunteered at the Maricopa County Sheriff Office's Animal Safe Haven while completing her externship at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. When taking a break from her studies, you'll find Ms. Nahid hiking with her dog Coco. She also cherishes spending quality time with her adored cats, Miss Pishi and Makhmal. |
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Christina Bustamante is a proud first-generation college student and fourth-generation Arizona native. She earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology and her Master’s in Forensic Psychology at ASU while working as a 9-1-1 Dispatcher for the Chandler Police Department. Spending her days talking to victims and helping her community is what inspired her to pursue a career as a prosecutor. Her 1L year at the University of New Mexico she was the Vice-President of the Association of Future Prosecutors, and the 1L Representative of the Mental Health and Well-being committee. During her time at UNM she created a monthly newsletter where she highlighted different diagnoses and the local resources available to students in an effort to destigmatize mental health. When Christina isn't studying, you can find her spending quality time with her family and fiancé. |
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Harlie Dolin graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in Law and a minor in History. Before the Truman Young Fellowship, Ms. Dolin externed for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in the Capital Litigation Bureau. While at ASU, Ms. Dolin participated in the First Amendment Clinic as a Certified Limited Practice student. She also serves as a class representative and chair of the Analytics Committee for the Federalist Society. |
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Jose Sanchez |
Jose Sanchez is a Phoenix native. He is a first generation Mexican American. A graduate of Independence High School, he then went on to pursue a degree in Political Science with a minor in History from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. He was among the first in his family to obtain a bachelor’s degrees and is the first in his family to study law. He recently transferred from St. Mary’s University School of Law to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU. He has interned for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. He currently serves as the Transfer Representative for the Chicano/Latino Law Student Association. When he is not studying, Jose likes to relax by going to the dog park with his girlfriend, Jennifer, and his pug, Pumbaa, where they can play and admire all the cool dogs.
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Alanna Ostby |
Alanna Ostby graduated summa cum laude from Arizona Christian University with a B.S. in Political Science. Prior to the Truman Young Fellowship, Alanna externed for the United States Attorney’s Office, the Arizona District Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She also serves as a Note & Comment Editor for the Arizona State Law Journal, a tutor for ASU Law’s Academic Success Program, and a class representative for both the Federalist Society and Christian Legal Society. Born and raised in Arizona, Alanna plans to practice in her home state after graduation while raising a family of dogs. |
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Kristin Hooker, has a Bachelor of Arts in English Linguistics with a minor in Justice Studies from Arizona State University. While obtaining her Bachelor’s degree, Ms. Hooker took several justice studies courses; which included criminal law classes, leading her to discover a passion for the law, especially prosecution. Ms. Hooker is currently a third-year student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. During the summer of 2018, Ms. Hooker worked as an intern for Reeves Maxwell Law, an appellate boutique firm in Mesa, Arizona. She has since worked as a Certified Limited Practice student with both the Immigration and the Prosecution Clinics at ASU. During the summer of 2019, Kristin worked for the City of Phoenix Prosecutor’s Office and will join the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in the Fall. Ms. Hooker spent a year as a board member for the Sports Law and Business Student Organization at ASU Law. Outside of school/work, Kristin enjoys spending time with her family and her dogs, and watching hockey. |
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Ashley Fitzwilliams, has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and History from the University of Redlands in California. After completing her degree, she worked as a legal assistant and paralegal in civil litigation firms in Los Angeles. She relocated to Phoenix in 2014 and worked as a paralegal for a public interest law group and in a corporate legal department before deciding to attend law school. Ms. Fitzwilliams is currently a second year law student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She is a board member of the Women Law Students’ Association, an Associate Editor for the Law Journal for Social Justice, and an extern with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Vehicular Crimes Bureau. Outside of school, you can find her hiking, cooking, or caring for foster cats from the Arizona Humane Society. |
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Jameson Rammell, graduated magna cum laude from BYU-Idaho with a B.S. in Social Work. While at ASU, Jameson has been named a Leo Beus Top Scholar, a Willard H. Pedrick Scholar, and served as an editor of the Arizona State Law Journal. He also received the 2016 Ross-Blakley Law Library Award for Exemplary Student Research, and his paper "Polarizing Procedures: Transsexual Inmates, Sex Reassignment Surgery, and the Eighth Amendment" will appear in volume 51 of The John Marshall Law Review later this year. After graduation he will clerk for the Honorable David C. Nye, at the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. |
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