Catherine Hegdale
Adjunct Associate Professor of Law | Career Law Clerk to the Honorable Otis D. Wright, II, United States District Court, Central District of California
B.A., Drama - Theatre (technical emphasis), University of Tulsa
M.F.A., Drama - Lighting Design (architectural emphasis), University of California, Irvine
Paralegal Certificate – University of California, Irvine
J.D., summa cum laude, Whittier Law School
Member, California State Bar
Joined Southwestern: 2025
Email
chegdale (at) swlaw.edu
Professor Hegdale has served as a judicial law clerk at the United States District Court for the Central District of California for over six years. Prior to joining the district court, she practiced complex civil litigation and appellate law with an award-winning boutique law firm.