Federal Judges
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Courts
Stat Of The Week: Biden’s Outlook For Naming Judges
On Day One at least, it doesn't appear promising. -
Courts, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Complete Clerk Roster For October Term 2020
With Justice Barrett's first set of clerks, plus the destinations of the late Justice Ginsburg's clerks. - Sponsored
How To Maximize Productivity With Westlaw Precision With CoCounsel
Westlaw Precision with CoCounsel helps legal professionals get a faster start to their research. Over time, that added productivity can lead to higher-quality research and… -
Courts, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Clerks
Following precedent, Justice Barrett has hired clerks with either prior SCOTUS clerkship experience or prior experience clerking for her.
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Courts, Supreme Court
What Will Happen To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Law Clerks?
They'll find homes with other justices -- most likely, justices close to RBG on the ideological spectrum. -
Courts
Judge Esther Salas Will Return To The Bench After Lawyer Murdered Her Son
This strong woman wants to help protect her fellow judges after what happened to her child. -
Courts
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: A Closer Look At The Clerk Class Of October Term 2020
Here are some interesting trends worth noting in the world of SCOTUS clerk hiring. -
Courts
Judge Salas's Heartbreaking Statement Following Murder Of Her Son
She calls for increases privacy protections for federal judges. -
Courts, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: A Term Like No Other
Feast your eyes on the complete roster of Supreme Court law clerks for October Term 2020. - Sponsored
Calling All Biglaw Pros! Your Dream Job Awaits—Take Our Survey
Take a survey and you may be eligible to receive a $10k placement bonus from Lateral Link contingent upon a few simple requirements. Details at… -
Courts
Federal Appellate Bench Is A Prosecutorial Retirement Home
The lack of professional diversity may not be as glaring, but it's still important. -
Government
Congratulations To The 2020 Bristow Fellows
Plus the 10 most recent classes of Bristow Fellows, and the law schools and lower-court clerkships from whence they came. -
Courts, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's Successful New Approach To Oral Argument
Let's hope that SCOTUS sticks with these reforms post-pandemic. -
Courts
S.D.N.Y. Federal Judge Dies From COVID-19
Our thoughts go out to his family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time. -
Courts
New Report Finds Federal Judiciary Just As Busted As You Thought It Was
A Center for American Progress study breaks down diversity throughout the system and it's not good.
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Courts
Mitch McConnell Will Confirm Every Judge To Completely Transform The Courts Before Election 2020
These changes will last a lifetime. -
Courts, Law Schools
The Top 5 Judges To Clerk For If You Want To Be A Law Professor
Traditional feeder judges largely overlap with academic feeder judges. -
Courts
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Complete Clerk Roster For October Term 2019
Which law schools and lower-court judges produced the most SCOTUS clerks for this Term? -
Leonard Leo Launches Exciting Plan To Save Judiciary With *Even More* Dark Money
Claims liberals made him do it. -
Courts
Changes To The Federal Courts: Trump’s Most Significant And Lasting Legacy
The impact of Trump’s nominees will be felt long after he leaves office. -
Courts
A Whole New Ballgame: How Trump’s First-Time Judges Are Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before
With this group, Trump has been able to put his unique stamp on the federal judiciary by plucking nominees based on characteristics unrelated to previous judging. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.12.19
* Immediately after John Bolton lost his job, a true genius tweeted that he’d signed with the Patriots. It looks like he might return to Kirkland which is basically the same thing in legal circles. [National Law Journal]
* Supreme Court decides government can circumvent international law while asylum rules get litigated. Cool. [NY Times]
* Dentons just added five firms across Africa in one day. [American Lawyer]
* “Chief Counsel of Digital Citizenship” is an actual title a major company came up with for a lawyer presumably after spinning the buzzword wheel. [Corporate Counsel]
* Latest appellate judge pick was so mealy-mouthed and evasive that even the Republicans snapped at him before they’ll ultimately vote down the line to give the racist myth peddling jackhole a lifetime job. [Huffington Post]
* Former Big 4 partner gets a year for fraud. [Law360]
* What exactly would happen if California stood up for college athletes? [Sports Illustrated]
* John Hinckley seeks sentence adjustment so he can move to California and get into the music business which is a sentence no one ever expected. [AP]