Christopher Mika

Staff Editor, Volume 102

Chris is a second-year law student from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He graduated from Georgetown University in 2012 with a double major in Classical Latin and Government, with a focus on military strategy. He supported the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel & Readiness) before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, where he served for over three years. Following his medical retirement due to injuries sustained in the Navy SEAL training pipeline, Chris served as a Wounded Warrior Fellow for Congressman Darrell Issa. He then served the Congressman as a Field Representative, Legislative Assistant, and as his National Security Advisor.

During his 1L summer, Chris worked as a White House Law Clerk in the Office of White House Counsel. He will spend his 2L summer at the Virginia office of Holtzman Vogel. At Notre Dame, Chris serves as the Alumni Outreach Director of the Federalist Society. In his free time, he enjoys firearms training, 4×4 off-roading, Olympic weightlifting, and English poetry composition.