Meg McDonough is a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She previously served as Associate Counsel to Senator Ted Cruz in his capacity on the Senate Judiciary Committee. She graduated from the University of Texas School of Law, where she served on the Editorial Board of the Texas Review of Law and Politics. During her time in Texas, she had the privilege of working in two state branches of government: at the Texas Supreme Court and at the Texas Senate. She received her undergraduate degree in Physics from the University of Dallas. After clerking, Meg will join Kirkland & Ellis as an Associate in the Austin office.