I keep reading "feeder judge" around the internet, what exactly does this mean?
(a judge whose clerks are more likely to get SCOTUS clerkships afterwards?)
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nealric
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Re: feeder judge terminology clarification
Certain judges place a large number of their clerks in the SCOUTS. They usually know SCOTUS justices and the justices trust their judgment about people.
It's increasingly the case that the SCOTUS doesn't take many people right out of law school, so a feeder judge clerkship is necessary to have a shot.
It's increasingly the case that the SCOTUS doesn't take many people right out of law school, so a feeder judge clerkship is necessary to have a shot.
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jayare
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Re: feeder judge terminology clarification
nealric wrote:Certain judges place a large number of their clerks in the SCOUTS. They usually know SCOTUS justices and the justices trust their judgment about people.
It's increasingly the case that the SCOTUS doesn't take many people right out of law school, so a feeder judge clerkship is necessary to have a shot.
Thank you so much!
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Dick Whitman
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Re: feeder judge terminology clarification
I'm almost certain the Supreme Court Justices don't take anyone straight out of law school.nealric wrote:Certain judges place a large number of their clerks in the SCOUTS. They usually know SCOTUS justices and the justices trust their judgment about people.
It's increasingly the case that the SCOTUS doesn't take many people right out of law school, so a feeder judge clerkship is necessary to have a shot.
I'm also pretty sure the feeder judges are all at the U.S. Court of Appeals level.
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