Judicial Clerkships – Federal Clerkships
Federal Judicial Web Site – The Authoritative Source
Complete authoritative information on federal judicial clerkships.
How to use the main site: Click on ?Employment? in the menu bar and then on ?Federal Law Clerk Information System.?
This will bring you to a Search Form where you may designate the Circuit / Court Type, the Judge Type (or the actual name of the judge), starting date, the status, and type of clerkship you prefer.
You also can display a map of the geographic boundaries of all the various federal circuits.
TIP…Search Judicial Clerkships This is a great clerkship source with information and advice for students, and a forum for law clerks to share their clerkship experiences. Listed is ordering information for ?Behind the Bench: The Guide for Judicial Clerkships? by Debra M. Strauss, Esq., which is the definitive publication on the subject. One copy is available for check out in the Career Services Center.
Federal District Judges also will abide by the new recruiting dates. Please check the www.uscourts.gov web site for a copy of these rules and application dates for District Judges.
Judges have varying deadlines and if you are interested in a judicial clerkship, you should check the application deadlines and other information frequently at the web site.
Watch the Meredith Career Services Center bulletin board also for federal clerkship announcements.
If there is a Federal Judge with whom you have a professional or personal relationship, it is not out of line to let him or her know of your interest as long as you do not make a formal application before the stated time.
GRADUATES ARE ELIGIBLE
- Only occasionally are there Federal District Clerkship openings for graduates rather than students. A position may become available when a current law clerk vacates a position before his or her term is up, or when a new judge is appointed.
- Federal Clerkships usually run for two years. Some judges have only permanent clerks, and hire only when the position is vacated by that clerk.
- If you want to get information about federal judges the ?old fashioned? but reliable way, check the following books on reserve in the main Law School Library:
- ?The American Bench – Judges of the Nation? ? Lists judges nationwide by state and has a short biography on each. Also has a map of state districts.
- ?Almanac of the Federal Judiciary? ? Lists by Federal Circuits and by state. Has a biography on each judge with lawyers? evaluations of how they run their courtroom.
- ?The Judicial Yellow Book? – Also lists judges.
- ?Black Judges in the United States? ? Lists state and federal judges.