Law Clerk Addict 2009

Law Clerk Addict 2009 is now operating! Hard to believe that the hiring season has begun, but several judges hire two years in advance instead of just one year, and several others have begun searching this spring. Feel free to post any information you have (anonymously, of course) for the 2009-2010 clerkship year over there.

Top 30 and Top 50 law school charts

Here's a visual representation of the percentage of clerks from the Top 30 and Top 50 schools. (I apologize for the abbreviations; however, they should be sufficiently readable.)

One-track placement

Curious which schools place a plurality percentage of their clerks in a single circuit? Sorted below. (Minimum 10 clerks, ties so noted.)

UCLA has 13 from 9th for 72.2% of clerks
Berkeley has 6 from 9th for 60.0% of clerks
Texas has 12 from 5th for 57.1% of clerks
Stanford has 16 from 9th for 55.2% of clerks
Penn has 7 from 3d for 43.8% of clerks
Michigan has 7 from 6th for 33.3% of clerks
Yale has 16 from 9th for 30.8% of clerks
GWU has 3 from 5th for 30.0% of clerks
Chicago has 7 from 7th for 26.9% of clerks
Duke has 4 from 4th & 11th for 26.7% of clerks
Columbia has 8 from 2d for 25.0% of clerks
NYU has 4 from 9th & DC for 21.1% of clerks
Georgetown has 4 from 6th for 20.0% of clerks
Virginia has 3 from 4th, 5th, 6th & 11th for 18.8% of clerks
Northwestern has 3 from 9th for 18.8% of clerks
Harvard has 12 from 2d, 9th & DC for 15.2% of clerks

Vault 100 clerkship salary bonus chart

To view the latest clerkship salary bonus for Vault 100 firms, click here.
Last updated March 19, 2008.

About this blog

I've only included clerks hired this year. A two-year clerk in the second year of a clerkship for 2008-2009, for instance, would not be included [but a clerk working a second year would be bracketed]. Feel free to post anonymously. It's not the most readable format, but if you search using Ctrl+F, it makes it extremely easy to find the information you want, all on one page. It's also easy for me to edit, and I don't have to host a Web page.

Do not confuse this site with the Clerkship Notification Blog. This site is not intended to be a resource for information on which judges are hiring or who has begun interviewing. It is only intended to log which judges have hired from which schools. Judges who did not hire any clerks this term (generally those with only career clerks) are so noted. Inactive judges are not listed.

Do not tell me that I'm missing information or about how inaccurate my information is. If it's inaccurate and you can correct the errata, then tell me what to correct and I'll do so. If it's inaccurate but you have no factual information that can remedy the errata, save some anecdotal evidence of "at least a dozen" people who're clerking, or that "I can think of at least three that aren't listed," but you fail to name who they're clerking for, I'll ignore your comments. It's utterly unproductive.

This site focuses solely on federal appellate clerks. There are numerous other resources for Supreme Court clerks, and it does not track staff attorneys. It also looks only at clerks who will work the 2008-2009 term.

Distribution of clerks by law school tier

Distribution of clerks by law school tiers, calculated for 544 total clerks.

T1	496	91.2%
T2	36	6.6%
T3	7	1.3%
T4	5	0.9%
T30	464	85.3%
others	80	14.7%
T18	405	74.4%
others	139	25.6%
T14	354	65.1%
others	190	34.9%
T7	253	46.5%
others	291	53.5%
HYS	160	29.4%
others	384	70.6%

Percentage of clerks by school

(The percentage represents the % of a given class that will be clerking for the 2008-2009 term (excluding all second-year clerks). The denominators for class size include both full-time and part-time students. The numerators are not adjusted to exclude alumni from current students who will clerk, and they include both alumni and current students.)

1	Yale	27.5%
2	Stanford	17.0%
2	Harvard	14.2%
6	Chicago	13.5%
5	Columbia	8.3%
10	Duke	7.3%
12	Northwestern	6.9%
6	Penn	6.4%
8	Michigan	5.7%
15	UCLA	5.4%
18	Texas	4.8%
16	Vanderbilt	4.7%
10	Virginia	4.3%
4	NYU	4.2%
28	Notre Dame	3.9%
8	Berkeley	3.8%
14	Georgetown	3.4%
20	Minnesota	2.7%
77	Richmond	2.5%
22	Emory	2.4%
24	Iowa	2.4%
25	W&L	2.4%
36	Indiana	2.4%
19	WUSTL	2.1%
66	Kansas	1.9%
22	GWU	1.8%
36	North Carolina	1.7%
28	Washington	1.7%
25	Illinois	1.6%
13	Cornell	1.6%
T4	Ave Maria	1.5%
31	W&M	1.5%
97	Catholic	1.4%
77	Nebraska	1.4%
16	USC	1.4%
44	BYU	1.4%
70	Oklahoma	1.2%
60	Brooklyn	1.2%
36	Hastings	1.2%
28	Boston College	1.2%
T4	Mississippi College	1.0%
91	South Carolina	0.9%
70	New Mexico	0.9%
36	Georgia	0.9%
25	Fordham	0.8%
T3	Little Rock	0.7%
20	Boston U	0.7%
60	Kentucky	0.7%
T3	Howard	0.7%
97	Louisville	0.7%
47	Florida	0.7%
36	Wake Forest	0.7%
66	Missouri	0.7%
47	American	0.6%
T3	Creighton	0.6%
51	Arizona State	0.6%
T3	West Virginia	0.6%
36	Alabama	0.6%
T3	Mississippi	0.6%
52	Cardozo	0.6%
66	Pepperdine	0.5%
31	Ohio State	0.4%
T4	Capital	0.4%
36	Maryland	0.4%
T3	Michigan State	0.4%
46	SMU	0.3%
60	Kent	0.3%
70	St. John's	0.3%
100	McGeorge	0.3%
85	San Diego	0.3%
T3	Suffolk	0.2%

Total clerks by school

2	Harvard	79
1	Yale	52
5	Columbia	32
2	Stanford	29
6	Chicago	26
8	Michigan	21
18	Texas	21
14	Georgetown	20
4	NYU	19
15	UCLA	18
6	Penn	16
10	Virginia	16
12	Northwestern	16
10	Duke	15
8	Berkeley	10
22	GWU	10
16	Vanderbilt	9
20	Minnesota	7
28	Notre Dame	7
60	Brooklyn	6
19	WUSTL	5
22	Emory	5
24	Iowa	5
36	Hastings	5
36	Indiana	5
25	Fordham	4
36	North Carolina	4
77	Richmond	4
97	Catholic	4
13	Cornell	3
16	USC	3
25	Illinois	3
25	W&L	3
28	Boston College	3
28	Washington	3
31	W&M	3
47	American	3
47	Florida	3
66	Kansas	3
20	Boston U	2
36	Georgia	2
44	BYU	2
52	Cardozo	2
70	Oklahoma	2
77	Nebraska	2
91	South Carolina	2
T4	Ave Maria	2
T4	Mississippi College	2
31	Ohio State	1
36	Alabama	1
36	Maryland	1
36	Wake Forest	1
46	SMU	1
51	Arizona State	1
60	Kent	1
60	Kentucky	1
66	Missouri	1
66	Pepperdine	1
70	New Mexico	1
70	St. John's	1
85	San Diego	1
97	Louisville	1
100	McGeorge	1
T3	Creighton	1
T3	Howard	1
T3	Little Rock	1
T3	Michigan State	1
T3	Mississippi	1
T3	Suffolk	1
T3	West Virginia	1
T4	Capital	1
31	Wisconsin	0
34	Davis	0
34	George Mason	0
36	Colorado	0
44	Arizona	0
47	Tulane	0
47	UConn	0

[other schools outside the top tier]

Clerks by school

550 clerks (last updated July 11, 2008)

Pryor		11	Alabama
Sloviter		3	American
Elrod		5	American
Daughtrey		6	American
Canby	Sr.	9	Arizona State
Manion	Sr.	7	Ave Maria
Smith		8	Ave Maria
Torruella		1	Berkeley
Michael		4	Berkeley
Williams		4	Berkeley
Wood		7	Berkeley
B. Fletcher	Sr.	9	Berkeley
Berzon		9	Berkeley
Graber		9	Berkeley
Paez		9	Berkeley
Tashima	Sr.	9	Berkeley
W. Fletcher		9	Berkeley
Barry		3	Boston College
Barry		3	Boston College
Lucero		10	Boston College
Torruella		1	Boston U
Martin		6	Boston U
Raggi		2	Brooklyn
Straub		2	Brooklyn
Winter	Sr.	2	Brooklyn
Sloviter		3	Brooklyn
Kravitch	Sr.	11	Brooklyn
Marcus		11	Brooklyn
Rogers		6	BYU
Bybee		9	BYU
Griffin		6	Capital
Fisher		3	Cardozo
Gould		9	Cardozo
Shedd		4	Catholic
Kelly		10	Catholic
Brown		DC	Catholic
Sentelle		DC	Catholic
Elrod		5	Chicago
Jolly		5	Chicago
Smith		5	Chicago
Smith		5	Chicago
Stewart		5	Chicago
Wiener		5	Chicago
Boggs		6	Chicago
Cook		6	Chicago
Cudahy	Sr.	7	Chicago
Easterbrook		7	Chicago
Easterbrook		7	Chicago
Posner		7	Chicago
Ripple		7	Chicago
Ripple		7	Chicago
Wood		7	Chicago
Gruender		8	Chicago
Bybee		9	Chicago
D. Nelson	Sr.	9	Chicago
Ikuta		9	Chicago
O'Scannlain		9	Chicago
Rymer		9	Chicago
W. Fletcher		9	Chicago
Ebel	Sr.	10	Chicago
Fay	Sr.	11	Chicago
Randolph		DC	Chicago
Williams	Sr.	DC	Chicago
Boudin		1	Columbia
Selya	Sr.	1	Columbia
Feinberg	Sr.	2	Columbia
Katzmann		2	Columbia
Kearse	Sr.	2	Columbia
Kearse	Sr.	2	Columbia
Livingston		2	Columbia
Livingston		2	Columbia
Raggi		2	Columbia
Sack		2	Columbia
Chagares		3	Columbia
Fuentes		3	Columbia
Jordan		3	Columbia
Clement		5	Columbia
Smith		5	Columbia
Boggs		6	Columbia
Gibbons		6	Columbia
Gilman		6	Columbia
Moore		6	Columbia
Williams		7	Columbia
Loken		8	Columbia
B. Fletcher	Sr.	9	Columbia
Fisher		9	Columbia
Gould		9	Columbia
Schroeder		9	Columbia
Silverman		9	Columbia
Thompson	Sr.	9	Columbia
Lucero		10	Columbia
Dubina		11	Columbia
Ginsburg		DC	Columbia
Rogers		DC	Columbia
Friedman	Sr.	Fed	Columbia
Hall		2	Cornell
Wesley		2	Cornell
Smith		3	Cornell
Riley		8	Creighton
Duncan		4	Duke
Duncan		4	Duke
King		4	Duke
Niemeyer		4	Duke
Garza		5	Duke
Jolly		5	Duke
Moore		6	Duke
Tinder		7	Duke
Rymer		9	Duke
Tacha		10	Duke
Black		11	Duke
Edmondson		11	Duke
Tjoflat		11	Duke
Tjoflat		11	Duke
Sentelle		DC	Duke
Davis		5	Emory
Kleinfeld		9	Emory
Carnes		11	Emory
Carnes		11	Emory
Wilson		11	Emory
Black		11	Florida
Black		11	Florida
Wilson		11	Florida
Newman	Sr.	2	Fordham
Barry		3	Fordham
Jordan		3	Fordham
Kelly		10	Fordham
Torruella		1	Georgetown
Katzmann		2	Georgetown
Ambro		3	Georgetown
Fisher		3	Georgetown
Roth	Sr.	3	Georgetown
Smith		5	Georgetown
Keith	Sr.	6	Georgetown
Merritt	Sr.	6	Georgetown
Siler	Sr.	6	Georgetown
Siler	Sr.	6	Georgetown
Loken		8	Georgetown
D. Nelson	Sr.	9	Georgetown
McKeown		9	Georgetown
Tallman		9	Georgetown
Seymour	Sr.	10	Georgetown
Brown		DC	Georgetown
Tatel		DC	Georgetown
Bryson		Fed	Georgetown
Dyk		Fed	Georgetown
Newman		Fed	Georgetown
Cox	Sr.	11	Georgia
Dubina		11	Georgia
Chagares		3	GWU
Williams		4	GWU
Prado		5	GWU
Rogers		6	GWU
Sutton		6	GWU
Bea		9	GWU
Lucero		10	GWU
Clevenger	Sr.	Fed	GWU
Michel		Fed	GWU
Schall		Fed	GWU
Boudin		1	Harvard
Lipez		1	Harvard
Lynch		1	Harvard
Lynch		1	Harvard
Stahl	Sr.	1	Harvard
Calabresi		2	Harvard
Hall		2	Harvard
Katzmann		2	Harvard
Kearse	Sr.	2	Harvard
Leval	Sr.	2	Harvard
Livingston		2	Harvard
Parker		2	Harvard
Parker		2	Harvard
Raggi		2	Harvard
Sack		2	Harvard
Sack		2	Harvard
Straub		2	Harvard
Barry		3	Harvard
Fuentes		3	Harvard
Garth	Sr.	3	Harvard
Hardiman		3	Harvard
Gregory		4	Harvard
Shedd		4	Harvard
Wilkinson		4	Harvard
Benavides		5	Harvard
Clement		5	Harvard
Dennis		5	Harvard
Elrod		5	Harvard
Jones		5	Harvard
Owen		5	Harvard
Owen		5	Harvard
Boggs		6	Harvard
Boggs		6	Harvard
Cook		6	Harvard
Gibbons		6	Harvard
Gilman		6	Harvard
Keith	Sr.	6	Harvard
Posner		7	Harvard
Williams		7	Harvard
Wood		7	Harvard
Gruender		8	Harvard
Loken		8	Harvard
Melloy		8	Harvard
Shepherd		8	Harvard
Bea		9	Harvard
Bybee		9	Harvard
Clifton		9	Harvard
Farris	Sr.	9	Harvard
Kleinfeld		9	Harvard
Noonan	Sr.	9	Harvard
Paez		9	Harvard
Paez		9	Harvard
Reinhardt		9	Harvard
Thomas		9	Harvard
Wallace	Sr.	9	Harvard
Wardlaw		9	Harvard
Gorsuch		10	Harvard
Gorsuch		10	Harvard
McConnell		10	Harvard
Tymkovich		10	Harvard
Anderson		11	Harvard
Tjoflat		11	Harvard
Tjoflat		11	Harvard
Brown		DC	Harvard
Brown		DC	Harvard
Garland		DC	Harvard
Garland		DC	Harvard
Griffith		DC	Harvard
Griffith		DC	Harvard
Griffith		DC	Harvard
Kavanaugh		DC	Harvard
Kavanaugh		DC	Harvard
Randolph		DC	Harvard
Rogers		DC	Harvard
Silberman	Sr.	DC	Harvard
Dyk		Fed	Harvard
Lourie		Fed	Harvard
Lourie		Fed	Harvard
Moore		Fed	Harvard
Aldisert	Sr.	3	Hastings
Fernandez	Sr.	9	Hastings
T. Nelson	Sr.	9	Hastings
Ebel	Sr.	10	Hastings
Hartz		10	Hastings
Keith	Sr.	6	Howard
Kanne		7	Illinois
Ripple		7	Illinois
N.R. Smith		9	Illinois
Selya	Sr.	1	Indiana
Tinder		7	Indiana
Tinder		7	Indiana
Wollman		8	Indiana
Holmes		10	Indiana
Colloton		8	Iowa
Melloy		8	Iowa
Melloy		8	Iowa
Rader		Fed	Iowa
Schall		Fed	Iowa
Briscoe		10	Kansas
Briscoe		10	Kansas
Tacha		10	Kansas
Prost		Fed	Kent
Siler	Sr.	6	Kentucky
Smith		8	Little Rock
Bye		8	Louisville
Wesley		2	Maryland
Hug	Sr.	9	McGeorge
Greenberg	Sr.	3	Michigan
Jordan		3	Michigan
Motz		4	Michigan
Williams		4	Michigan
Clay		6	Michigan
Cook		6	Michigan
Kennedy	Sr.	6	Michigan
Kennedy	Sr.	6	Michigan
Martin		6	Michigan
McKeague		6	Michigan
McKeague		6	Michigan
Tinder		7	Michigan
Colloton		8	Michigan
Gould		9	Michigan
Graber		9	Michigan
McKeown		9	Michigan
Tashima	Sr.	9	Michigan
Gorsuch		10	Michigan
Hull		11	Michigan
Ginsburg		DC	Michigan
Sentelle		DC	Michigan
Gruender		8	Michigan State
Clay		6	Minnesota
Gilman		6	Minnesota
Rogers		6	Minnesota
Kanne		7	Minnesota
Bright	Sr.	8	Minnesota
Bea		9	Minnesota
Beezer	Sr.	9	Minnesota
Stewart		5	Mississippi
Southwick		5	Mississippi College
Manion	Sr.	7	Mississippi College
Gibson	Sr.	8	Missouri
Riley		8	Nebraska
Riley		8	Nebraska
Murphy		10	New Mexico
Gregory		4	North Carolina
Daughtrey		6	North Carolina
Kanne		7	North Carolina
Kravitch	Sr.	11	North Carolina
Lipez		1	Northwestern
Hardiman		3	Northwestern
Niemeyer		4	Northwestern
Norris	Sr.	6	Northwestern
Sutton		6	Northwestern
Flaum		7	Northwestern
Sykes		7	Northwestern
Gibson	Sr.	8	Northwestern
Murphy		8	Northwestern
Bea		9	Northwestern
M. Smith		9	Northwestern
Tallman		9	Northwestern
Gorsuch		10	Northwestern
Hartz		10	Northwestern
Tatel		DC	Northwestern
Williams	Sr.	DC	Northwestern
Barksdale		5	Notre Dame
Sykes		7	Notre Dame
Sykes		7	Notre Dame
Bright	Sr.	8	Notre Dame
O'Scannlain		9	Notre Dame
Kelly		10	Notre Dame
Wilson		11	Notre Dame
Feinberg	Sr.	2	NYU
Katzmann		2	NYU
Walker	Sr.	2	NYU
Greenberg	Sr.	3	NYU
Duncan		4	NYU
Motz		4	NYU
Garza		5	NYU
Higginbotham	Sr.	5	NYU
Stewart		5	NYU
Daughtrey		6	NYU
Gibbons		6	NYU
Ferguson	Sr.	9	NYU
Kozinski		9	NYU
M. Smith		9	NYU
W. Fletcher		9	NYU
Edwards	Sr.	DC	NYU
Edwards	Sr.	DC	NYU
Rogers		DC	NYU
Tatel		DC	NYU
Moore		6	Ohio State
Henry		10	Oklahoma
Holmes		10	Oklahoma
Stahl	Sr.	1	Penn
Walker	Sr.	2	Penn
Wesley		2	Penn
Ambro		3	Penn
Chagares		3	Penn
Fisher		3	Penn
Rendell		3	Penn
Scirica		3	Penn
Scirica		3	Penn
Sloviter		3	Penn
Kozinski		9	Penn
Wallace	Sr.	9	Penn
Hartz		10	Penn
McConnell		10	Penn
Prost		Fed	Penn
Schall		Fed	Penn
McConnell		10	Pepperdine
Agee		4	Richmond
King		4	Richmond
Beam	Sr.	8	Richmond
Tjoflat		11	Richmond
Evans		7	San Diego
Haynes		5	SMU
Dennis		5	South Carolina
Gilman		6	South Carolina
Wesley		2	St. John's
Lipez		1	Stanford
Lynch		1	Stanford
Leval	Sr.	2	Stanford
Parker		2	Stanford
Gregory		4	Stanford
Wilkinson		4	Stanford
Owen		5	Stanford
Flaum		7	Stanford
Sykes		7	Stanford
Berzon		9	Stanford
Canby	Sr.	9	Stanford
Clifton		9	Stanford
Ferguson	Sr.	9	Stanford
Fisher		9	Stanford
Kozinski		9	Stanford
Kozinski		9	Stanford
McKeown		9	Stanford
Noonan	Sr.	9	Stanford
Noonan	Sr.	9	Stanford
Reinhardt		9	Stanford
Rymer		9	Stanford
Silverman		9	Stanford
Thomas		9	Stanford
W. Fletcher		9	Stanford
Wardlaw		9	Stanford
Edmondson		11	Stanford
Pryor		11	Stanford
Ginsburg		DC	Stanford
Lourie		Fed	Stanford
Griffin		6	Suffolk
Jacobs		2	Texas
Roth	Sr.	3	Texas
Duncan		4	Texas
Benavides		5	Texas
Clement		5	Texas
Garwood	Sr.	5	Texas
Garwood	Sr.	5	Texas
Garza		5	Texas
Higginbotham	Sr.	5	Texas
Jones		5	Texas
King		5	Texas
Owen		5	Texas
Prado		5	Texas
Southwick		5	Texas
Wiener		5	Texas
Moore		6	Texas
Holloway	Sr.	10	Texas
Anderson		11	Texas
Randolph		DC	Texas
Dyk		Fed	Texas
Gajarsa		Fed	Texas
Calabresi		2	UCLA
Pooler		2	UCLA
Aldisert	Sr.	3	UCLA
Cole		6	UCLA
Evans		7	UCLA
Alarcon	Sr.	9	UCLA
Bybee		9	UCLA
Clifton		9	UCLA
D. Nelson	Sr.	9	UCLA
Fisher		9	UCLA
Hall	Sr.	9	UCLA
Hall	Sr.	9	UCLA
Ikuta		9	UCLA
Ikuta		9	UCLA
M. Smith		9	UCLA
Pregerson		9	UCLA
Rymer		9	UCLA
Wardlaw		9	UCLA
Farris	Sr.	9	USC
Fernandez	Sr.	9	USC
Paez		9	USC
Jordan		3	Vanderbilt
Williams		4	Vanderbilt
Benavides		5	Vanderbilt
Batchelder		6	Vanderbilt
Cole		6	Vanderbilt
Shepherd		8	Vanderbilt
Hartz		10	Vanderbilt
Hull		11	Vanderbilt
Henderson		DC	Vanderbilt
Smith		3	Virginia
Michael		4	Virginia
Motz		4	Virginia
Wilkinson		4	Virginia
Barksdale		5	Virginia
Barksdale		5	Virginia
Southwick		5	Virginia
Martin		6	Virginia
Rogers		6	Virginia
Sutton		6	Virginia
Beezer	Sr.	9	Virginia
Kleinfeld		9	Virginia
Birch		11	Virginia
Carnes		11	Virginia
Pryor		11	Virginia
Ginsburg		DC	Virginia
Smith		3	W&L
Elrod		5	W&L
Black		11	W&L
Hardiman		3	W&M
Agee		4	W&M
Shedd		4	W&M
Briscoe		10	Wake Forest
B. Fletcher	Sr.	9	Washington
Goodwin	Sr.	9	Washington
Tallman		9	Washington
King		4	West Virginia
Prado		5	WUSTL
Cook		6	WUSTL
Benton		8	WUSTL
Wardlaw		9	WUSTL
Murphy		10	WUSTL
Boudin		1	Yale
Lynch		1	Yale
Cabranes		2	Yale
Cabranes		2	Yale
Calabresi		2	Yale
Calabresi		2	Yale
Leval	Sr.	2	Yale
Livingston		2	Yale
Parker		2	Yale
Pooler		2	Yale
Pooler		2	Yale
Walker	Sr.	2	Yale
Gregory		4	Yale
Michael		4	Yale
Motz		4	Yale
Niemeyer		4	Yale
Wilkinson		4	Yale
Benavides		5	Yale
Gibbons		6	Yale
Flaum		7	Yale
Posner		7	Yale
Benton		8	Yale
Benton		8	Yale
Colloton		8	Yale
Loken		8	Yale
Murphy		8	Yale
Berzon		9	Yale
Berzon		9	Yale
Clifton		9	Yale
Farris	Sr.	9	Yale
Fisher		9	Yale
Hawkins		9	Yale
Hawkins		9	Yale
Hug	Sr.	9	Yale
McKeown		9	Yale
O'Scannlain		9	Yale
Reinhardt		9	Yale
Reinhardt		9	Yale
Silverman		9	Yale
Tashima	Sr.	9	Yale
Thomas		9	Yale
Thomas		9	Yale
Lucero		10	Yale
McConnell		10	Yale
Pryor		11	Yale
Garland		DC	Yale
Garland		DC	Yale
Griffith		DC	Yale
Kavanaugh		DC	Yale
Kavanaugh		DC	Yale
Tatel		DC	Yale
Williams	Sr.	DC	Yale