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Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:07 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:How about the Supreme Court of Indiana?
Bumping for this. Anybody know if the IN SCT has started making calls/rejections?

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:12 pm
by frank galvin
holidays suck when your waiting on an offer, FYI

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:48 pm
by Anonymous User
frank galvin wrote:holidays suck when your waiting on an offer, FYI
sucks - but lawschool certainly teaches you patience. What court/state?

This whole state process is molasses slow.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:17 pm
by kalvano
Telephone interview with WA state COA judge.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:40 pm
by Anonymous User
Anyone have any more recent contact with Delaware Supreme Court?
Heard that Justice Steele is done hiring, but no news from anywhere else

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:54 pm
by Anonymous User
Offers from CT Appellate Court today.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:04 pm
by Anonymous User
Texas SC?! Are they waiting for the election or something?

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:06 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Offers from CT Appellate Court today.
Lavine?

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 3:18 pm
by tommytahoe
Anyone know what is the timeline, and comparative competitiveness (comparative to state appellate courts overall), of the CA state superior court clerkships around the bay Area?

My guess is that their location makes them very competitive, and that even though they are not "prestigious," there would be no shortage of applicants for whom appellate clerkships and district court clerkship were a no-go.

If you know from experience or from reliable word of mouth, I'd love your input.

thanks

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:51 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Offers from CT Appellate Court today.
Any other movement from CT Appellate Court?

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:25 pm
by tommytahoe
Hi all, Gonna throw down another random off-the-mainland clerkship question.

has anyone met anybody, or learned anything of substance about a clerkship with the High Court of American Samoa? Or, for that matter, the competitiveness for interviews? They only take two clerks, but since my parents live only six hours away (Melbourne, Australia), I thought I'd look into it.

tx

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:57 pm
by TheBeard
tommytahoe wrote:Anyone know what is the timeline, and comparative competitiveness (comparative to state appellate courts overall), of the CA state superior court clerkships around the bay Area?

My guess is that their location makes them very competitive, and that even though they are not "prestigious," there would be no shortage of applicants for whom appellate clerkships and district court clerkship were a no-go.

If you know from experience or from reliable word of mouth, I'd love your input.

thanks
+1. I applied for a superior court clerkship in the Los Angeles area almost a month ago, and my app status hasn't changed from "application received." Also, I'm concerned that the $30 million in budget cuts will have an effect on the number of offers the court extends. Anyone care to share their experience?

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:20 pm
by kalvano
tommytahoe wrote:Hi all, Gonna throw down another random off-the-mainland clerkship question.

has anyone met anybody, or learned anything of substance about a clerkship with the High Court of American Samoa? Or, for that matter, the competitiveness for interviews? They only take two clerks, but since my parents live only six hours away (Melbourne, Australia), I thought I'd look into it.

tx

I learned you cannot clerk for them in 2013 if you have not graduated by February 2013, which I found inordinately stupid.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:06 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Anyone have any more recent contact with Delaware Supreme Court?
Heard that Justice Steele is done hiring, but no news from anywhere else
Jacobs is done hiring (I got my rejection letter the other day)

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:32 pm
by tommytahoe
kalvano wrote:
tommytahoe wrote:Hi all, Gonna throw down another random off-the-mainland clerkship question.

has anyone met anybody, or learned anything of substance about a clerkship with the High Court of American Samoa? Or, for that matter, the competitiveness for interviews? They only take two clerks, but since my parents live only six hours away (Melbourne, Australia), I thought I'd look into it.

tx

I learned you cannot clerk for them in 2013 if you have not graduated by February 2013, which I found inordinately stupid.

Actually, that's not so, because through my Career Services webpage there is a posting about clerkships there, in advance of what would be early March interviews on the "mainland" US. If that ever was the case, it appears not to be an issue now.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:43 pm
by Anonymous User
friend got an interview with the VT superior court. Not till early November though.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:52 pm
by kalvano
tommytahoe wrote:
kalvano wrote:
tommytahoe wrote:Hi all, Gonna throw down another random off-the-mainland clerkship question.

has anyone met anybody, or learned anything of substance about a clerkship with the High Court of American Samoa? Or, for that matter, the competitiveness for interviews? They only take two clerks, but since my parents live only six hours away (Melbourne, Australia), I thought I'd look into it.

tx

I learned you cannot clerk for them in 2013 if you have not graduated by February 2013, which I found inordinately stupid.
Actually, that's not so, because through my Career Services webpage there is a posting about clerkships there, in advance of what would be early March interviews on the "mainland" US. If that ever was the case, it appears not to be an issue now.

Tell that to the guy in charge of the clerkship, then. I emailed him, and you must have graduated by the time the posting closes. I have the same posting, and it says that in the fine print.

From not more than a couple weeks ago:


Mr. Kalvano,

Thank you for your interest in clerking with the High Court of American Samoa. Unfortunately, you are correct regarding your ineligibility. The application deadline for both clerkship terms (i.e., 2013-14 and 2014-15) is February 1, 2013. Successful applicants are required to have graduated from law school by the deadline. Moreover, the high court will be choosing successful applicants and sending out offers for the clerkship positions for both terms by March-April 2013.

I wish you the best of luck. If you are still interested in clerking for the High Court at the next hiring cycle, please do not hesitate to apply.

Sincerely,

Jon Clemens
Staff Attorney
High Court of American Samoa

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:49 pm
by Anonymous User
TheBeard wrote:
tommytahoe wrote:Anyone know what is the timeline, and comparative competitiveness (comparative to state appellate courts overall), of the CA state superior court clerkships around the bay Area?

My guess is that their location makes them very competitive, and that even though they are not "prestigious," there would be no shortage of applicants for whom appellate clerkships and district court clerkship were a no-go.

If you know from experience or from reliable word of mouth, I'd love your input.

thanks
+1. I applied for a superior court clerkship in the Los Angeles area almost a month ago, and my app status hasn't changed from "application received." Also, I'm concerned that the $30 million in budget cuts will have an effect on the number of offers the court extends. Anyone care to share their experience?
They are insanely competitive and both LA and SF know they can easily get countless volunteer LRAs.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:19 am
by TheBeard
Anonymous User wrote:
TheBeard wrote:
tommytahoe wrote:Anyone know what is the timeline, and comparative competitiveness (comparative to state appellate courts overall), of the CA state superior court clerkships around the bay Area?

My guess is that their location makes them very competitive, and that even though they are not "prestigious," there would be no shortage of applicants for whom appellate clerkships and district court clerkship were a no-go.

If you know from experience or from reliable word of mouth, I'd love your input.

thanks
+1. I applied for a superior court clerkship in the Los Angeles area almost a month ago, and my app status hasn't changed from "application received." Also, I'm concerned that the $30 million in budget cuts will have an effect on the number of offers the court extends. Anyone care to share their experience?
They are insanely competitive and both LA and SF know they can easily get countless volunteer LRAs.
Any idea how long it takes to see any movement?

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:56 pm
by Anonymous User
Ding from Northern NJ superior court day, judge received over 100 apps and is done hiring.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:29 pm
by Anonymous User
Dickson and David of IN Sup. Ct. have changed to no longer accepting applications on the clerkship website.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:44 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Dickson and David of IN Sup. Ct. have changed to no longer accepting applications on the clerkship website.
Anyone know if they have made calls/dings? I'm not sure the website change really means anything, since their deadlines passed a while back.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:54 pm
by Anonymous User
David didn't have a deadline. Dickson did.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:00 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:David didn't have a deadline. Dickson did.
Word is that David is waiting a few weeks to hire, possibly post-election season. Dunno about Dickson.

Hopefully this website change indicates some movement is coming.

Re: State Court Clerkships

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:13 pm
by Anonymous User
Thanks for info on David. I didn't hear anything from him at all. Dickson sent a confirmation of receipt.