Seton Hall has a law school? I thought they were just a middling NCAA basketball team.

I agree with #2.

Apparently Alito believes in affirmative action after all.

Only AliTTTo would hire a clerk from SeTTTon Hall and TTTrump Barry.

I go to Cornell.

even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile

October '04, huh? very timely reporting.

David:

Will he have to take a Delorean to his clerkship?

SCROTUS clerkships were a big deal like 10 years ago. Now SkaddenDC clerkships are the real big game.

LOL Supreme CourTTT now

What's next, a Cooley Law grad in a cabinet position?

2004? You mean 2009?

Do UVA grads still pop their collars or is that not cool anymore?

What if I half pop?

@14, once you pop, you can't stop.

The half-pop just makes you look drunk. Think of it as the polo equivalent of a loosened tie.

Wow. You guys are such assholes.

"as an Alito clerk for October Term 2004. "

Wow, I knew SCOTUS was powerful, but I never knew they could go back in time and redo the 2004 term. Is this a joke on Seton Hall then? Your grad gets a clerkship for a term a clerkship that was over 5 years? Or is this yet another example at how TTT Elie MYSTTTTAL is? Come on MYSTTTAL, he GRADUATED in 2004! I know reading comprehension is not your thing (as was evident in your post last week when you did not know that PPP is not the same thing as gross revenue), but can you at least PRETEND to be competent? Hell, at least Bush was straight up in his incompetence.

Lat, please tell me that if you are conducting layoffs in the near future that ELIE is the first one on the chopping block!

What is the most amount of billable hours someone has ever done?

Seton Hall? Man, those conservative keep loosening their academic standards for ideological purity. When's Scalia going to announce he's hiring someone from Regents?

Seton Hall 1, NYU 0.

- CLS 2L Stud

Seton Hall? Man, those conservative keep loosening their academic standards for ideological purity. When's Scalia going to announce he's hiring someone from Regents?

12, almost. RegenTTT had several placements in the Bush DOJ as well as Virginia's current AG.

" . . . for October Term 2004."

Shouldn't Elie monitor the comments so he can correct mistakes such as his presumably inadvertent 5-year time warp?

16 - Not assholes . Assholes are the guys who bump you at the bar but don't apologize.

Commenters on ATL are the pimply dorks who keep to themselves and don't get noticed outside of anonymous internet boards.

Hey 17: You might want to check the by-line for this post. In case you don't want to through the trouble, Lat wrote it. Save the gratuitous and predictable AA rant for another post.

Look I understand the frustration people have towards AA. But why use it as an excuse to say incredibly mean and vicious things about any black person who is ever discussed on or is associated with this sight?

hey geniuses, the SHU kid graduated in 2004. get some reading comp. he's just a nontrad clerk.

Alito taught Con Law at Seton Hall from '99 until '04, while he was on the Third Circuit. It's quite possible that he had extensive contact with Townshend while they were both there.

AliTTTo and Scalia are battling it out for King of TTT's. GW v. SeTTTon Hall? I hate to admiTTT it, but GW acTTTually wins/loses this conTTTesTTT.

CongraTTTs to AliTTTo.

I will pop my collar until the day I die!

Swass Slobster!

One wonders if this lad had Penis McGlaughlin for evidence - as I did.

I tip my hat to you, 28. Now I understand why I go to a TTT. You are one clever bitch.

1-7 are offensive. Please remove them.

WORST DECISION OF MY LIFE WAS ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL EVEN WITH A FULL RIDE.

SHULS 2005

I don't understand how GW has had 1 SCOTUS clerk for each of the past six terms. Sounds like somebody had to buy a seat.

24: 16 here. I stand corrected.

Stop the hate. Lucas has done three straight clerkships and is more than qualified whether he went to CCN or SHU. All the TTT is fine if that makes you sleep at night but an LSAT score is just that, a score. Sooner or later you guys, most of which are weird as all hell, will realize that those prestige points won't help you when you actually have to perform against that TTTier 2 grad that is better prepared (having to actually work hard in Law school) and has a chip on his/her shoulder.

-- Tier 2 grad (working at a V20)

"Big up, to all my haters"

I am offended.

30 - One of the best McLaughlin stories ever. Even better than the John Peeples story.

Well said, 36.

Well said, 36.

36 = offensively insecure. please moderate.

I would rather go to Washington and Lee.

Conrad Black

Hey S.Ct - ever hear the term "Diversity"?

It doesn't just apply to race...it applies to TTT TTToooooo.

How can I get a clerkship at the People's Court?

Tiny Tim Touro

Larry, we know this is your homework, just tell us where the fucking money is.

That is not fair. "Harvard on the Passaic" as it is affectionately known, is the third best law school in New Jersey.

Here is how the game of life really breaks down for the people who read this blog:

1. Ultimate Winners - there are about 6 of these guys out there. An Ultimate winner went to HYS, works at a V-10, and is also magically cool/good looking/personable/athletic/gets laid regardless of money/prestige. Ultimate winners would have friends and score beautiful (actual, not law school scale) women even if they were electricians + they are uber-smart FTW.

2. Winners - People who have all of the characteristics of the Ultimate winner, but didn't go to a top-5 law school. These guys are still "the man" and are very successful, but they fall just short due to their lack of pedigree. They rarely feel inferior because only a handful of people being better than them at any given thing they ever try to do. Winners are also self-aware.

3. Nothing to be ashamed of - People who have one or two things that they are really good at but are just normal otherwise (maybe they are really smart and went to YLS but are socially awkward). The key to having nothing to be ashamed of is knowing your limits. If you are a genius but are kind of goofy and you embrace it, you got nothing to be ashamed of and probably have a pretty nice life.

4. Tools - These guys are probably really great at one or two things but suck at everything else (e.g. goes to HLS and comes from cash but has no personality, is funny looking, etc. OR goes to Rutgers law and thinks he is better than all of his non-law school friends even though he is really just a big fish in a small pond). The key to being a tool is hyping up your positive quality, making fun of others that don't have it, and crying yourself to sleep about what you don't have while trying to convince others that you are flawless.

5. Losers - People who try to comment on ATL and make fun of people at other law schools, firms, etc. from behind their computer. Losers don't appreciate what they have and are usually deficient in all categories but one. They are the antithesis of the Ultimate Winner and still can't get laid even though they make a lot of money and went to Harvard. Losers can't really even convince themselves that they are cool and will stop at nothing to drag others down to their misery.

Ha, I went to nerd camp with Misha Tsetylin. The counselors did a skit at the end of the summer and one of the lines in the skit that I remember to this day is "Misha Tsetylin needs some Ritalin."

Congrats to him though.

Congrats to Lucas. Very nice and very bright guy. He earned it.

As for McLaughlin, the power of the red sweater vest lives on!

17: You are an idiot. Not only can you not read, but you demonstrate your lack of reading comprehension skill while knocking a fellow commenter. Nice work. He's an 04 grad clerking in 09, as any person with half a brain reading the post could tell.

17: You are an idiot. Not only can you not read, but you demonstrate your lack of reading comprehension skill while knocking a fellow commenter. Nice work. He's an 04 grad clerking in 09, as any person with half a brain reading the post could tell.

Ultimate Loser. A loser but one who attends a TTT

Is Daniel Epps (Harvard 2008 / Wilkinson) related to Omar Epps? And is it me or can the head coach of the Steelers be is stunt double?

Do they let you wear snuggies as SCOTUS clerk?

B/c that could be a deal breaker if they don't.

Crass ShloBster

I clerked at the Piggly Wiggly after law school, so there. Provided a smooth entry into my current immigration practice. And I'm not too proud to admit that I still maintain that clerkship on a part-time basis, Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Clerking is cool.

51 is inbred. He does not understand that David Lat changed the post to correct the '04 typo.

Mired in sludge of irony, he insults an ATL commentor for instulting an ATL commentor without grounds.

47 = EPIC WIN.

would someone please explain to me this school ranking system. does Harvard, Stanford, and Yale sell law books with something special in them? different? what the fuck? every time i destroy one of these elitist grads in court i wonder. and why do these grads have such a shitty attitude? law is not that difficult. my 12 year old daughter could argue a motion or take a depo. rain and brain, oil and water.

As a SHU grad with no great pride in my school, I can say that I have won in court against HLS, Columbia & NYU grads, so, I agree with above. Your score on the LSAT, while deciding where you will go to school and where you will work, has little to any merit on the quality of attorney you will become. Plus, I certainly paid a lot less for my education as SHU paid a lot of my tuition for me!

Alito is smart. Maybe the elitist snobs obsessed with law school prestige should recognize that.

47 -- awesome! You should post that comment under every ATL post.

60 - Of course Alito is smart. He went to Princeton and Yale Law.....

I don't know why, but I laugh every time I read this:

"SCROTUS. Heh.

Wait, is that "SCOTUS"? My bad."

upenn state > seton hall

First to say Go Scarlet Knights!!!!!!!!!!!

I attend Harvard and I must say I am apalled at the decision of the Honorable Samuel Alito. I spent an incomprehensible amount of my father's money to secure my admission here and an incomprehensible amount of time with my thumb up my butt to achieve entitlement. This is certainly not justice.

36 = Nazi

Congrats to Misha (though he's kinda obnoxious)!

Misha's definitely an odd bird, but basically a nice guy, and very smart (as well as extremely conservative). Congrats to him on his achievement!

i love 66.

S...H...U.....SHU!!!!!

#62 is another dumb snob.

Congratulations to Mr. Townsend and to SHU Law.

Did Elie do a clerkship after law school?

NYU sucks at getting Supreme Court clerkships.

2007 NYU grad

NYU does not suck. It is the career services and faculty members who are in charge of helping with clerkships that are not carrying their weight. There is no reason that UMICH, UVA, Chicago, CLS, etc. should be getting one or more clerks a year and NYU is not.

NYU's pathetic response is to allow for A+'s and increase grade inflation which MAY help future grads at the expense of current and recent grads.

74 - No, I think he went straight to Debevoise from HLS.

What's a Seton Hall?

Good for Lucas. Most of us can't get jobs though. I wrecked my life at SHU law.

76--Blaming everything on career services is just pathetic. Make connections and bust your ass, it's not that hard.

80, I did not apply for a Supreme Court Clerkship. But it is a little harder than "busting your ass." The fact is that NYU is not doing a good job of getting its students clerkships. Only four of the current justices have hired NYU students. Breyer and Ginsburg have never hired a NYU student. Only four justices have and the two that have hired the most, Souter and Stevens, are the most likely to retire. The fault lies with the people in charge of clerkships.

80, did you obtain a Supreme Court Clerkship or are you: (1) just speaking out of your ass or (2) NYU Career Services?

81, you have your facts wrong. Phil Weiser received a J.D. from NYU in 1994, clerked for Ginsburg on the Supreme Court in October Term 1995, and now teaches at the University of Colorado. Paul Schiff Berman received a J.D. in 1995 from NYU, clerked for Ginsburg on the Supreme Court in October Term 1997, and is now the Dean of the Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law at Arizona State University. Alexander A. Reinert received a J.D. from NYU in 1999, clerked for Breyer on the Supreme Court in October Term 2000 (a Term when Stevens and O'Connor also had clerks from NYU), and now practices civil rights law in New York City. Ariela Migdal (Joe Lieberman's daughter-in-law) received a J.D. from NYU in 2001, clerked for Breyer on the Supreme Court in October Term 2003, and now works for the ACLU (I believe). The only current Justices who have not hired clerks from NYU are the two newest Justices, who don't have much of a track record, and Justice Kennedy.

I heart Misha.

83 - you scare me.

Misha is one of the most genuine people I've met and a great guy. Smart yes but he also works very hard--he deserves it!

Misha is both obnoxiously insufferable and insufferably obnoxious. Plus, his Facebook statuses are about as intellectual as the regurgitated conservative junk from Rush Limbaugh.

has there ever been a clerk from a hbcu?
or an american university outside of the 48 contiguous states?