Office of Legal Policy
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Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Musical Chairs, Office of Legal Policy, Politics, Rachel Brand, Seth Waxman, Weirdness
Musical Chairs: WilmerHale's New Hires
We bring you news of a career move by one of America’s most fabulous young lawyers. From a press release issued by WilmerHale: WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Rachel L. Brand and Mark D. Nelson will join the firm’s Washington, DC public policy and strategy practice focusing on congressional investigations, regulatory affairs and crisis […] -
3rd Circuit, Clerkships, Department of Justice, Federalist Society, Kids, New Jersey, Office of Legal Policy, Pets, Pictures, Religion, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Clerks Are Fair Game, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law
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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Biglaw, Fashion, Glenn Reynolds, Non-Sequiturs, Office of Legal Policy, Shopping
Some Neckwear Non-Sequiturs
A recent meme of the legal blogosphere: neckties. We find this subject hard to resist, since it lies at the intersection of two of our favorite topics: fashion and law. Because of the staid fashion standards of the legal profession — dark suits, white or blue shirts, black shoes (or brown if you’re wild ‘n […]
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10th Circuit, Alberto Gonzales, Anthony Kennedy, Brett Gerry, Department of Justice, Eyes of the Law, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Kellogg Huber, Neil Gorsuch, Office of Legal Policy, Rachel Brand, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Supreme Court
The Eyes of the Law: Judge Neil Gorsuch's Investiture
Last week, an investiture ceremony was held for Judge Neil Gorsuch, recently confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. And it was a star-studded affair. From the Denver Post: Seven-year-old Emma and 5-year-old Belinda helped their father, Neil Gorsuch, into his judge’s robes Monday after the newly appointed 10th Circuit Court […] -
9th Circuit, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, John Demers, Jonathan Cohn, Law Professors, Office of Legal Policy, Parties, Pictures, Rachel Brand, William Birdthistle
Another Dispatch from DFOpalooza
Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain, Mrs. Maura O’Scannlain, and two decades’ worth of law clerks and judicial assistants. (We apologize for the less-than-stellar quality of this pic. If you live in the D.C. area and would like to give us a tutorial in digital photography, email us.) Our photo essay about the historic Pioneer Courthouse, in Portland, […] -
Brett Gerry, Harriet Miers, Office of Legal Policy, White House Counsel
The White House Counsel's Office: Here Comes the Cavalry
In a web-exclusive article published yesterday — and picked up by Drudge, so tout le monde read it — Time magazine proffered this delicious tidbit: [President Bush] is curtailing his traditional August working vacation at the ranch so that he can barnstorm before the midterm elections. Their outlook thus far seems so ominous for the […]
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