Feeder Judges

The conservative jurist developed a strong reputation among Supreme Court justices.

Who is the top feeder judge?

Plus the law schools and lower-court judges producing the most Bristows.

Here are some interesting trends worth noting in the world of SCOTUS clerk hiring.

Feast your eyes on the complete roster of Supreme Court law clerks for October Term 2020.

Plus the 10 most recent classes of Bristow Fellows, and the law schools and lower-court clerkships from whence they came.

Which law schools and lower-court judges produced the most SCOTUS clerks for this Term?

Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, daughter of Amy ‘Tiger Mother’ Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, will clerk at the Supreme Court this coming Term -- along with these other impressive young legal minds.

This time around, there's an interesting little twist.

All four are women, a first at One First Street, and thanks to them, women constitute a majority of this Term's clerks -- the first time this has happened in SCOTUS history.

What's happening to the "orphaned" law clerks who were hired by Justice Kennedy before he announced his retirement?

Congratulations to all of these amazing young lawyers!

What's the latest proposal on the table, and will it actually work?

Plus rankings of the law schools and lower-court judges that send the most folks into these prestigious posts.

And some justices have already hired all their 2019-2020 clerks as well.

Wow! Justice Kennedy has hired a full complement of four law clerks for the next Supreme Court Term.

Who's the oldest person ever to serve as a Supreme Court clerk?

At least three of the nine justices are done hiring clerks for October Term 2018 (2018-2019).

Four current Supreme Court justices probably disagree with him.

Let's learn more about this formidable foursome.