Just 2 Federal Law Clerks Filed Complaints Against Judges Last Year
Most misconduct isn’t formally reported.
Maryland Federal Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby Acknowledges Creating ‘Abusive’ Workplace
Clerks alleged Griggsby created an abusive work environment and bullied them, causing mental anguish and health issues they attributed to their clerkships.
Humans in the Loop: The People Powering Trusted Legal AI
As the use of artificial intelligence permeates legal practice, a critical question confronts every legal professional who uses these tools: Can I trust this?
Second Circuit Judge Accused Of Bullying Her Law Clerks — Again
The judiciary has a harassment problem that no one cares to solve.
Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism With A New Haircut
Words have consequences, and violent words lead to violent acts.
Law Schools Are Lying To Students About Judicial Clerkships
What do you call it when law schools withhold negative information about judges from students and try to prevent them from accessing candid clerkship information beyond the school’s approved resources? Lying.
Federal Judiciary Says ‘F.U.’ To Public Defender In A Win For … Justice?
Why are judges still above the law?
Reassigning Judicial Law Clerks Is A Band-Aid Over A Bullet Hole
We cannot allow the courts to quietly reassign clerks year after year while shielding judges from accountability.
Creating Judicial Accountability Where Before There Was None
So, you want to clerk -- how will you avoid judges who harass their clerks?
Fixing The Clerkship System
LAP is the only source of candid negative information about judges to avoid.
Minnesota Federal Bankruptcy Judge To Resign Amid Misconduct Allegations
This is the biggest judicial accountability story since Joshua Kindred resigned in scandal last year, but the federal courts would prefer you not know about it.
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The Federal Judiciary: The Most Dangerous White-Collar Workplace In America
Nothing changes about the hostile work environment in chambers, and the vicious cycle of mistreatment repeats.
Yale Law School Bars Students From Accessing Information About Abusive Judges
It appears YLS does not want students to access negative information about clerkships, fearing it might dissuade students from clerking for certain prestigious -- and abusive -- judges.
You Give Up A Lot To Work For The Federal Judiciary
You shouldn’t have to give up your civil rights.
Congress To Federal Judges: You Are Not Above The Law
Last week, Congress reintroduced legislation that will extend federal anti-discrimination protections to more than 30,000 federal judiciary employees, including law clerks and federal public defenders.
Law Schools Are Part Of The Problem — And The Solution — To The Broken Clerkship System
There is an information deficit -- at some schools, a total information blackout -- about judges’ managerial styles, chambers culture, work environments, and expectations for the role. And more often than not, that’s by design.