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Jones Day Does Not Have A Sense Of Humor
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An Ambassadorial Nominee and Ex-SCOTUS Clerk's Racy Emails
A former Supreme Court clerk, currently President Obama's nominee to serve as ambassador to Iraq, finds his personal life under scrutiny thanks to some racy leaked emails. How racy? - Sponsored
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Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places? A Craigslist 'Missed Connection' at the SCOTUS
Our obsession with Supreme Court clerks is longstanding, dating back to our blogging for Underneath Their Robes (where we used to profile SCOTUS clerks). And it seems we’re not alone in lusting after the Elect. Apparently oral argument makes people think of other oral activities. Check out this “Missed Connection” from Craigslist: Law clerk at […]
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SCOTUS Clerkship Bonus Watch: Still at $250K?
The National Law Journal suggests that the down economy could be hitting the pockets of the Elect. Some firms are suggesting that the $250,000 bonus to hire a former Supreme Court clerk is just too expensive in today’s economy: At firms that have been shaken by the downturn, however, a $250,000 bonus will be hard […] -
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Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: New Term, New Hires
Our last round-up of Supreme Court clerk hiring was published back in August, before the start of October Term 2008. Now that the justices are back in the country and back on the bench, they’re back to interviewing clerkship applicants. Over at the Clerkship Notification Blog, there was buzz about Justice Stephen Breyer interviewing and […] -
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Supreme Court Clerk Bonuses to $250K?
In our recent New York Times op-ed piece praising lavish signing bonuses for Supreme Court clerks, we wrote that the bonuses “are expected to reach $250,000 this year — paid on top of starting salaries approaching $200,000.” Some people have inquired into the factual basis for our statement. As it turns out, we did some […] -
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Update on Supreme Court Clerks: Where Are They Now?
A few more updates from tipsters: Edward C. Dawson, who clerked for Kennedy in OT 2003, is with Yetter & Warden, and according to our tipster is in the new Austin office. Marc Allen, also a former Kennedy clerk, has reportedly gone in-house with Boeing, working for his old boss, Judge J. Michael Luttig. Leondra […] -
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Supreme Court Clerks: Where Are They Now?
In our recent New York Times op-ed piece on Supreme Court clerkship bonuses, we argued that “[f]rom a narrowly economic point of view — focusing on the actual work the clerks will perform, and setting aside the law firms’ quest for prestige and bragging rights — it is difficult to understand why firms fight for […] - Sponsored
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Supreme Court Bonus Babies: We're on the List!
O happy day! Our New York Times op-ed piece, praising the lavish bonuses bestowed upon Supreme Court clerks, has made the Most Emailed Articles list: Thanks to all of you who have visited the NYT homepage and emailed this article to your friends and loved ones. And thanks to the bloggers who have linked to […] -
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The Supreme Court's Bonus Babies
A more detailed (but equally shameless) plug will follow tomorrow. For now, please check out this article: Then email it to, say, fifty of your closest friends. We are desperately trying to crack the NYT’s “Most Emailed Articles” list. Much thanks. See you tomorrow! The Supreme Court’s Bonus Babies [The New York Times] -
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Welcoming New Members of the Elect
In addition to our ATL work, we write freelance pieces for print publications. In the current issue of Washingtonian magazine, we have a short write-up about the incoming class of Supreme Court clerks. Here’s the lede: After the Supreme Court enters its summer recess this month, a new wave of eager young legal scholars in […] -
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ATL Week in Review: December 18-22
The week before a major holiday is usually pretty slow. And the Friday before the holiday weekend is usually dead — the perfect time for Mike Nifong to announce he’s dropping the rape charges against the Duke lacrosse team defendants. Other highlights from the past week in legal news and ATL: * Get to know […] -
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Justice Breyer's Clerks: Tidbits, Please
In case you missed it, yesterday we profiled the four current clerks to Justice Samuel Alito. Click here to read that post. Moving up the seniority chain brings us to Justice Stephen G. Breyer. According to Wikipedia, these are Justice Breyer’s four law clerks for October Term 2006 (please notify us of any errors you […]
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Justice Alito's OT 2006 Law Clerks
Sorry it has taken us so long. As promised months ago, we now begin our series profiling current Supreme Court clerks (aka the “October Term 2006” or “OT 2006” law clerks). We’ll be going chambers by chambers, starting with the most junior justice. Here are the four law clerks to Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.: […] -
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The Messy Love Lives of Supreme Court Clerks
Normally we might think twice about posting an e-mail like this, since it’s somewhat personal in nature. But it has been making its way around the D.C. law firm email circuit, and we’ve received it from multiple sources. By now, dozens of Biglaw associates in Washington have a copy of this email in their inbox. […] -
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Last Year's Supreme Court Clerks: Where Are They Now?
If you’re wondering where your favorite October Term 2005 Supreme Court clerk wound up — like, for example, this Kathryn Judge groupie — the National Law Journal has the answers. Check out this juicy article (free access): Latham & Watkins is the “in” spot this year for recent U.S. Supreme Court clerks leaving the rarified […] -
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Supreme Court Clerks Are Fair Game: Part 5
Usually we respond to reader comments — which we always welcome, whether good, bad, or indifferent — in the comments. But some comments merit fuller treatment, like this one: I still find it hard to fathom how gossip about these clerks adds to the public discourse. Given that the clerks are not going to be […] -
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Supreme Court Clerks Are Fair Game: Part 4
Here’s the fourth post in our continuing series about why there’s nothing wrong with writing about Supreme Court clerks. Prior installments are available here (Part 1), here (Part 2), and here (Part 3). We’d also like to direct your attention to this excellent comment by a reader — replete with an eloquent quote from Schopenhauer. […] -
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Supreme Court Clerks Are Fair Game: Part 3
This is the third post in a series defending the propriety of writing about Supreme Court clerks. The first two installments are available here and here. The rest of this post, making the third point in our multi-part argument, appears after the jump. -
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Supreme Court Clerks Are Fair Game: Part 2
This is the second post in our continuing manifesto, started this morning, as to why it’s okay to write about former Thomas clerk Chantel Febus’s appreciation for Lenny Kravitz. Most of you probably have no interest in the rest of this post; if you’re visiting a site like this one, you probably enjoy rather than […]