Supreme Court Clerks
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Clerkships, Federal Judges, Jed Rakoff, Robert Katzmann, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Justice Breyer's Final Hire(And a Digression on Judges Katzmann and Rakoff)
We bring you an addendum to Monday’s post about the latest in Supreme Court clerk hiring. And we’re pleasantly surprised to see that we have this news before Wikipedia. Recently hired to clerk for Justice Stephen G. Breyer in October Term 2008: Brianne Gorod, currently in the D.C. office of O’Melveny & Myers. Gorod is […] -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Another 2009 Hire(And What's Up With Justice Alito?)
Things have been quiet on the Supreme Court clerk hiring front. There are rumors that Justice Alito has finally finished hiring for October Term 2008, but nobody seems to know who the lucky winners are. If you know, please drop us a line. We do, however, have some news. A tipster reports: Justice Ginsburg just […] - Sponsored
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Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Chief's All Done, Too
Today’s Morning Docket links to this fascinating article by one of our favorite Supreme Court correspondents, Tony Mauro. Mauro writes: Among prominent federal appeals court judges in the 1990s, Barack Obama was known as “the one who got away.” In 1990, Obama had been elected the first African-American president of Harvard Law Review, which made […]
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Antonin Scalia, Hotties, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #8)
In terms of feeding his current crop of clerks to the U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Judge Michael Boudin (1st Cir.) is batting 1.000. We received this tip from multiple sources, but here’s the most interesting iteration: Moshe Spinowitz (HLS ’06/Boudin) has been hired by Justice Scalia for October 2008. Spinowitz, or Spino, as he’s known, […] -
Alex Kozinski, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Clerkships, David Sentelle, Harvard Law Review, Job Searches, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #7)
In October 2006, when LEWW reviewed her wedding, we wrote of Aileen McGrath (at right, with handsome hubby Jason Gillenwater): Aileen is the President of the Harvard Law Review. HELLO!!! And this isn’t mentioned in the announcement, but we’ve learned that she’ll be clerking next year for Chief Judge Michael Boudin, of the First Circuit […] -
Clerkships, Job Searches, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #6)
People, you’ve been holding out on us. We’ve been hearing rumors about more Supreme Court law clerk hiring taking place for the next Term (October Term 2008). For example, there’s gossip going around that Justice Samuel Alito has hired a clerk from Judge Harris Hartz (10th Cir.). We’ve also heard a rumor to the effect […] -
Clarence Thomas, Law Schools, Supreme Court Clerks
Co-Non-Top-Tier Law Graduate of the Day
We have another recipient of this week’s award, a graduate of Tier 3 Creighton: Name: Patrick Strawbridge Law School: Creighton University Current Position: Associate, Preti Flaherty Why He’s Our Winner: Will clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas in OT 2008. Our tipster had this to say about Strawbridge: Your next non-top-tier law grad story should be […] -
Blogging, Celebrities, Jury Duty, Law Schools, Michael Vick, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Solo Practitioners, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Non-Sequiturs: 09.25.07
* We know you guys never tire of talking about the tough job market for graduates of non-top-tier law schools. Here is Sam Kamin’s take on Amir Efrati’s WSJ piece. [PrawfsBlawg] * Can’t get a Biglaw gig, perhaps because you’re a Tier 2 (or Tier 3 or Tier 4) grad? Why not hang out your […] - Sponsored
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Books, Jeffrey Toobin, Neal Katyal, Rachel Brand, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Under the Robes: More from 'The Nine'
We’ve been writing a fair amount about Jeffrey Toobin’s exciting new book, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. Its scheduled publication date is September 18, but we’ve gotten our grubby paws on a copy. We’ll have more to say after we’ve read it. In the meantime, check out this great report […] -
American Constitution Society (ACS), Brett Kavanaugh, Clerkships, Federalist Society, Hotties, J. Harvie Wilkinson III, John Roberts, Kids, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law, You Go Girl
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #5)
Not too long ago, we said we had a “gut feeling” that some Supreme Court clerk hiring was going on (despite the Court being in recess). We were right. Meet Porter Wilkinson. And don’t hate her because she’s beautiful. Or brilliant. Or rich. Or the daughter of a top feeder judge and frequent Supreme Court […] -
Hogan & Hartson, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Law Professors, Lesbians, New York Times, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 8.26.07: Mrs. Frisbee and the Wedding China
We hope there aren’t too many of you in the office on this federal holiday, but for those ATL readers who are toiling away, here’s a Labor Day edition of LEWW to ease the pain. This Last week’s superlative couples: 1.) Elizabeth Holland and David Franklin 2.) Lara Ballard and Gigi Sohn 3.) Allison Caldwell […] -
Clerkships, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #4)
We realize that it’s still summer. Many of the justices are still traipsing around Europe (or hanging out in the Hampshire, as in the case of Justice David Souter). It’s also the last week of August, leading into the Labor Day holiday weekend – traditionally one of the slowest, most dead weeks of the year. […] -
Kramer Levin, Romance and Dating, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 8.5.07: From Russia with Love
Before we begin, a nod to one of the best wedding write-ups we’ve seen in a while, and for once (just once) we’re not being the least bit tongue-in-cheek. Joanne Handler and John Rau III didn’t make our final three this week, even though John has a law degree, but . . . wow. They […]
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Anthony Kennedy, New York Times, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 07.22.07: Seeds of Love
Apart from our three finalist couples, there isn’t much to highlight for you this week: just some minor WGWAG action, and, in the Vows column, a nice shout-out to LEWW’s temporary home city. So without further ado, we bring you our fabulous finalists: 1. Nykeesha Davis and Chad Peterman 2. Deborah Bernstein and David Foster […] -
Clerkships, Guido Calabresi, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #3)
About a month has passed since our last post about Supreme Court clerk hiring for October Term 2008 (not OT 2007, whose clerks started just this month, but the following one). We were reminded that we hadn’t written about the subject in a while after we received this email: “I heard that some dude from […] -
John Roberts, Merrick Garland, Nauseating Things, New York Times, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Deb-acle!
LEWW salutes Laura Marshall Worth, a direct descendant of Chief Justice John Marshall, who celebrated her wedding last weekend. Laura wasted a great law-school admissions essay and became a teacher, so this hat-tip is all she gets. Here are our three lucky finalist-couples: 1. Rebecca Ingber and Anton Metlitsky 2. Alexandra Flood and Samuel Alcoff […] -
Antonin Scalia, Harvard, Harvard Law Review, John Bash, New York Times, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 7.8.07: Seven on Earth
We’re posting this on Friday the 13th — hardly anyone’s lucky day. But last Saturday was 7-7-07, and couples all over the world rushed to the altar (and the gambling tables) to take advantage of the auspicious date. And sevens weren’t the only thing we saw multiples of in the NYT weddings section. We’ve got […] -
David Boies, Education / Schools, Erwin Chemerinsky, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Laurence Tribe, Law Professors, Merrick Garland, Peter Barta, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Clerks, Thomas Goldstein
Our Apologies to All Former Policy Debaters (Except the Creepy Ones)
In a recent post about Peter Barta, the Legal Aid lawyer who allegedly videotaped his female colleagues as they were getting undressed, we ranked on policy debaters. Maybe we should take it back. From a highly informative reader email: Not all former policy debaters are creeps. Here’s a list of former policy debaters who are […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Media and Journalism, Money, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Clerks Are Fair Game, Skaddenfreude, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
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 […] -
David Tatel, Guido Calabresi, Harry Edwards, New York Times, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 06.25: Animal Attraction
It’s fitting that on this, the last week of the Supreme Court term, LEWW is considering a major test case. The issue: One couple has a Rhodes Scholarship, one has a SCOTUS clerkship, and one has two YLS degrees. How do we rank them? Throw in a divorce, a famous grandparent, a couple of PhDs, […]