
Supreme Court Clerks Hired More For Pedigree Than Merit In… Not-So Shocking News
Also... mostly white and men.
Also... mostly white and men.
His former clerk *insists* he's a sweet guy who just enjoys taking away fundamental human rights as a side hobby.
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Law clerk hiring can offer hints into a justice's retirement plans; what does Justice Breyer's tell us?
With Justice Barrett's first set of clerks, plus the destinations of the late Justice Ginsburg's clerks.
Following precedent, Justice Barrett has hired clerks with either prior SCOTUS clerkship experience or prior experience clerking for her.
They'll find homes with other justices -- most likely, justices close to RBG on the ideological spectrum.
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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.
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.
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* Orin Kerr offers his thoughts on the Allison Jones Rushing controversy (aka how young is too young to be a federal judge). [Reason / Volokh Conspiracy] * If President Trump and Senate Republicans are packing the courts with conservatives, then it's time for Democrats to pack back, according to Michael Klarman. [Take Care] * Howard Wasserman offers some insights into the recent dismissal of Stormy Daniels's defamation lawsuit against Trump. [PrawfsBlawg] * And while we're on the subject of media law, Gerard Magliocca has an interesting observation about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the right of publicity. [Concurring Opinions] * Speaking of RBG, Jonathan Adler argues that she could learn a thing or two from her newest colleague, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, when it comes to hiring law clerks. [Bench Memos / National Review] * Joel Cohen raises an intriguing question about prosecutors: to what degree are they required to fight their own biases? [New York Law Journal]
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.
When it comes to maturity, these clerks are showing a lot more than this senior status judge.
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