Taylor Benninger

Taylor Benninger

Taylor Benninger is a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Benninger served as a law clerk to the Honorable John B. Owens of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a legal intern in the Yosemite Prosecutor’s Office, where she represented the United States in misdemeanor criminal cases.  

Ms. Benninger earned her J.D. from Stanford Law School, where she was awarded class prizes for outstanding performance in property law, intellectual property law, and federal litigation, among others. She also participated in Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, where she worked on the successful petition for certiorari and merits briefing in Lange v. California.

Ms. Benninger earned her undergraduate degree magna cum laude in sociology with a secondary field in earth sciences from Harvard University. Before attending law school, she worked as a paralegal at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.

Publications

  • Taylor Benninger, Courtney Colwell, Debbie Mukamal, & Leah Plachinski, “Virtual Justice? A National Study Analyzing the Transition to Remote Criminal Court,” Stanford Criminal Justice Center, August 2021.