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judicial clerkships

A post-graduate judicial clerkship is the most prestigious job available after graduation and is considered to be the capstone of a legal education. It is the method by which many notable legal professionals and scholars have embarked upon their careers. Many clerks believe that their clerkship was the best educational experience they ever had. A clerkship will give you an opportunity to observe and understand the inner workings of the judicial system in a way that no class or other job can.

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resources handbooks state clerkships


Federal and Specialty Courts

State Courts

Administrative Law Judges (ALJs)

Please visit the Law Library and the CSO for additional hardcopy judicial clerkship resources.

TEMPLATES AND SAMPLES:

Sample Judge List for Mail Merges

Web Tutorial for Mail Merges

Cover Letter Samples


2011 Judicial Clerkship Handbook

Guide to State Judicial Clerkships

Select State Clerkship Information

ALJ Hiring Practice
 
Clerkships Off the Beaten Path

OSCAR Applicant User Guide


• Minnesota

MN District Court
Sixth Judicial District
Deadline: Sept. 14, 2011

MN District Court
Tenth Judicial District
Deadline: Sept. 23, 2011

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• Vermont

VT Judiciary Trial Court
Deadline: October 2, 2011


judicial clerkship committee

Susanna Ripken, Chair of Judicial Clerkship Program

Professor
Susanna Ripken
Chair

Hugh Hewitt, Professor

Professor
Hugh
Hewitt 

Donald Kochan, Professor

Professor
Donald
Kochan 

Celestine McConville

Professor
Celestine
McConville

Ron Rotunda

Professor
Ronald
Rotunda

 

Suzanna Adelizi, Director of Career Services

Suzanna Adelizi
Director of Career Services

Jennifer H. Kim, Asst. Director of Career Services

Jennifer H. Kim
Assistant Director of Career Services

 

National Judicial News:
[Discover all of the latest topics in the New York Times "Judicial Watch."]

Notice regarding hardcopy judicial clerkship applications:
Alumni, please do not mail hardcopy judicial clerkship applications that require the Career Services Office (CSO) to separately mail recommendation letters without consulting the CSO first.

[Contact the CSO if you are considering a post-graduate judicial clerkship.]

Judicial Clerkships of Faculty and Alumni

faculty

alumni judicial clerks

Our faculty have clerked for ...

U.S. SUPREME COURT

The Honorable William H. Rehnquist
U.S. Supreme Court
[1992-1993]

The Honorable John Paul Stevens 
U.S. Supreme Court
[1983-1984]

The Honorable Clarence Thomas
U.S. Supreme Court
[1996-1997]

The Honorable Byron White
U.S. Supreme Court
[1977-1978]

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

The Honorable Robert Boochever
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
[1994-1995]

The Honorable Jesse Eschbach
U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
[1995-1996]

The Honorable Michael Farrell
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of
Columbia Circuit
[1992-1993]

The Honorable Ferdinand Fernandez
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
[1998-1999]

The Honorable Cynthia Holcomb Hall
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
[1991-1992]

The Honorable J. Michael Luttig
U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
[1995-1996]

The Honorable George MacKinnon
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of
Columbia Circuit
[1976-1977]

The Honorable George MacKinnon
and The Honorable Roger Robb
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of
Columbia Circuit
[1983-1984]

The Honorable Walter R. Mansfield
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
[1970-1971]

The Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer
U.S. Court of Appeals,  9th Circuit
[2003-2004]

The Honorable Richard F. Suhrheinrich
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
[1998-1999]

The Honorable William H. Timbers
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
[1976-1977]

The Honorable Ozell M. Trosk
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
[1981-1982]

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

The Honorable Prentice Marshall
U.S. District Court, Northern
District of Illinois
[1981-1983]

The Honorable James H. Meredith
U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of Missouri
[1982-1983]

The Honorable Donald C. Nugent
U.S. District Court,
Northern District of Ohio
[1997-1998]

The Honorable Kimba Wood
U.S. District Court, Southern District
of New York
[1989-1990]

Our alumni have clerked for ...

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

The Honorable Cormac Carney
U.S. District Court,
Central District of California
[2006-2007]

The Honorable Raymond Finch
U.S. District Court, District of the
Virgin Islands
[1999-2001]

The Honorable Andrew Guilford
U.S. District Court,
Central District of California
[2006-2007]

The Honorable Larry R. Hicks
U.S. District Court,
District of Nevada
[2002-2003]

The Honorable J. Leon Holmes
U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of Arkansas
[2010-2011]

The Honorable R. Gary Klausner
U.S. District Court,
Central District of California
[2004-2005]; [2005-2006]

The Honorable Peggy Leen
U.S. District Court,
District of Nevada
[2003-2005]

The Honorable Ronald S. W. Lew
U.S. District Court,
Central District of California
[2002-2003]; [2008-2009]

The Honorable Thomas Ludington
U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of Michigan
[2007-2009]

The Honorable Manuel Real
U.S. District Court,
Central District of California
[2003-2004]

The Honorable John M. Roll
U.S. District Court,
District of Arizona
[2004-2006]

The Honorable Robert Takasugi
U.S. District Court,
Central District of California
[2003-2004]

U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT

The Honorable Robert Alberts
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California
[2003-2004]

The Honorable Theodor C. Albert
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California
[2009]

The Honorable Catherine Bauer
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California
[2009-2010]

The Honorable Scott C. Clarkson
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California
[2010-2011]

The Honorable Lee M. Jackwig
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Southern District of Iowa 
[2009-2011]

The Honorable Meredith A. Jury
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California
[2011-2012]

The Honorable Robert Kwan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California
[2009-2010]; [2010-2011]

The Honorable Jane Dickson McKeag
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Eastern District of California
[2002-2003]

The Honorable Ernst M. Robles
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California
[2010-2011]

The Honorable Deborah Saltzman
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California 
[2009-2010]

The Honorable Erithe Smith
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California
[2006-2009]; [2009-2010]

The Honorable Kathleen Thompson
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California
[2009-2010]

The Honorable Vincent P. Zurzolo
U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Central District of California
[2010]

STATE AND OTHER COURTS

The Honorable Brent Adams
Washoe County District Court
[2008-2009]

The Honorable G. Barry Anderson
Minnesota Court of Appeal
[2001-2002]

The Honorable Thomas F. Crosby, Jr.
California Court of Appeal
[1999-2000]

The Honorable J. Robin Hunt,
Chief Judge
Washington Court of Appeal
[2003-2004]

The Honorable F. Michael Kruse
High Court of American Samoa
[2008-2009]

Panel of Judges
Florida 18th Circuit Court
[2005-2006]

The Honorable Ramona See
and The Honorable Richard Rico
Los Angeles County Superior Court
[2010]

The Honorable David G. Sills
California Court of Appeal
[1999-2000]; [2000-2002]

The Honorable Joanne Vogt
Colorado Court of Appeal
[2002-2003]

Administrative Law Judges
U.S. Department of Labor
[2003-2005]

Administrative Law Judges
U.S. Department of Health
& Human Services
[2005-Present]

 
 
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