1. Education State Bar of California
Passed the July 2016 General Bar Exam (GBX).
Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA
Juris Doctor May 2016, Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate with Emphasis in
Criminal Justice; Cumulative GPA: 3.539, Dean’s List 2014
Criminal Law Society Executive Board Member 2014-2016; Criminal Law Society Vice
President 2015-2016; Northern California Innocence Project Legal Intern 2014-2015
CALI award recipient: Constitutional Law I, Spring 2014 (highest grade in course)
University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
BA in Political Science June 2013; Alpha Chi Omega Sorority Member 2010-2013
Experience Post Bar Law Clerk, Santa Clara County Office of the District Attorney, San Jose, CA, August
2016-Present
Assigned to the Sexual Assault Unit, under the supervision of Deputy District Attorney Nahal
Iravani-Sani and Deputy District Attorney Michel Amaral. Assist with trials, draft motions,
argue motions in court, and conduct legal research.
Judicial Extern, United States District Court, Northern District of California, Honorable Judge
Nathanael Cousins, August 2015-November 2015
Assigned to conduct legal research projects, draft Judicial Orders, and observe federal trials
and motions.
Law Clerk, Nevada County Office of the District Attorney, Nevada City, CA, May 2015-August
2015
Assigned to review and charge or reject cases, write motions, argue motions in court, prepare
and conduct a court trial, prepare preliminary hearings, file motions with the court, draft
appellate briefs, legal research, and prepare cases for trial. Interned previously as an
undergraduate from June 2011- September 2011.
Paige
Carnahan
131 Saratoga Ave.
Apt. 3213
Santa Clara, CA 95051
M 530.305.8687
pvcarnahan@gmail.com

2. Law Clerk, Santa Clara County Office of the District Attorney, San Jose, CA, June 2014-
August 2014
Assigned to Deputy District Attorney Aaron West in the Lifer Hearings Unit. Identifying and
pulling police reports and other relevant documents from evidence and prison packets to be
sent to CDCR for use in parole hearings. Writing summaries of each inmate’s life crime,
mental health history, substance abuse history, prison disciplinary record and other relevant
information to be used in parole hearing preparation.
Research Assistant for Professor Kathleen Ridolfi (Northern California Innocence Project Co-
Founder and former Director) Santa Clara, CA, October 2013-May 2014
Created the footnotes and citations for Professor Ridolfi’s Law Review Article, and engaged in
preparations of course material for her Criminal Ethics course. Have gained experience and
proficiency in the use of the Blue Book, and citation format.
Intern for Lois Capps Congressional Campaign, Santa Barbara, CA, March 2012-June 2012
Activities included registering voters, distributing campaign information, clerical work in the
campaign office such as making posters and organizing voter information.
Lifeguard, UC Santa Barbara Recreation Center, Santa Barbara, CA, September 2011-
January 2012