Michael O'Rourke

Michael O'Rourke currently serves as the Director of the Office of Domestic Justice and Human Development at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, a position held since June 2016, where also served as a Policy Advisor. Prior to this, O'Rourke was an Associate at Stein Mitchell Cipollone Beato & Missner LLP from September 2012 to May 2016 and a Law Clerk for Judge Lynn Leibovitz at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from August 2011 to August 2012. Additional experience includes roles as a Student Attorney at the Georgetown Criminal Justice Clinic, internships at the U.S. Department of Justice, the United States Attorney's Office, Massachusetts Superior Court, and the Harvard University Office of the General Counsel. O'Rourke earned a Juris Doctor degree cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University. Education was completed at Boston College High School.