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Federal District Court Clerkship Chances?

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Am I dead in the water? Do I have a shot at magistrate judge clerkships?
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Re: Federal District Court Clerkship Chances?

Post by jrf12886 » Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:14 pm

It won't be easy but you have a shot, especially in smaller markets. Apply to any judges who went to your school (or your undergrad). Apply very broadly. Good luck.
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Re: Federal District Court Clerkship Chances?

Post by timmyd » Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:55 pm

You have a shot, especially in less-populated areas or with judges that attended your school. It seems, anecdotally of course, that for many judges, class rank will trump school. So a top 10% candidate from a tt law school would beat a top quarter candidate from a t14. Granted, there's no way to know that for sure but the point still stands--you have a shot if you apply broadly.
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Re: Federal District Court Clerkship Chances?

Post by emkay625 » Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:59 pm

Anonymous User wrote:T2
Top 10%
LR - but not published

Am I dead in the water? Do I have a shot at magistrate judge clerkships?
You are definitely not dead in the water. Apply broadly and focus on non-feeder judges and less-desirable cities.
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