Carl Wu is a Bingham Fellow at the Institute for Justice. He returns to IJ after serving as a semester clerk in 2023 before practicing as a litigation associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and clerking for Judge Xavier Rodriguez of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Born and raised in New York City, Carl worked as a photographer before pursing law. He received his undergraduate degree summa cum laude in Philosophy from Rutgers University and graduated magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School, where he served as an editorial board member of the Brooklyn Law Review. During law school, he interned for the Federal Public Defender for the District of New Jersey and Judge Katharine H. Parker of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Carl is a member of the New York bar.
Carl's Podcasts
January 23, 2026
Short Circuit 412 | “Nothing to see here”
Lovers of municipal crime and corruption—and internal affairs departments not doing their jobs—may enjoy the stories this week from Detroit and Baltimore. First, Kirby Thomas […]
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