Caelan Mitchell-Bennett is a Litigation Fellow at the Institute for Justice. Caelan was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border. He earned his law degree from the University of Texas, where he split his time between the Texas Capital Punishment Clinic, the Supreme Court Clinic, and the editorial board of the Texas Law Review, serving as Articles Editor. He also worked as a law clerk at civil-rights organizations in D.C. and Chicago. After graduating, Caelan clerked for Chief Judge Randy Crane of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Before law school, Caelan studied International Relations at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and worked in refugee legal aid on the border.
Caelan is admitted to practice in Texas.
