Let's talk 5th Circuit! Forum

(Seek and share information about clerkship applications, clerkship hiring timelines, and post-clerkship employment opportunities)
Forum rules
Anonymous Posting

Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are sharing sensitive information about clerkship applications and clerkship hiring. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.

Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned."
calilawstudent7

New
Posts: 2
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2018 3:31 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by calilawstudent7 » Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:47 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:55 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:31 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:02 pm
Everyone get a rejection email from Jones?
I have not, but I gave up hope of hearing anything from her a long time ago. Was this before or after interviewing?
Before, I got a month confirming receipt of application a few months after I sent it and then an email saying I was rejected (no interview). Also indicated that she was full.
Just got a call a couple of days asking if I was able to come interview for Judge Jones (2021-22 term). I have already accepted another clerkship so I had to decline.

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:33 pm

Thanks for the 2021 Jones update!

Anyone heard whether Jones has moved for 2022. Also interested in new updates for Clement, Elrod, Graves, or Wilson for 2022?

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:42 pm

Judge Kacsmaryk has hired one for 2023-2024.

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Sep 22, 2020 12:48 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:33 pm
Thanks for the 2021 Jones update!

Anyone heard whether Jones has moved for 2022. Also interested in new updates for Clement, Elrod, Graves, or Wilson for 2022?
Elrod has hired all four positions for 2022.

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:57 am

Who has not moved for 2022–23? Particularly interested in the Texas judges.

It seems that Oldham, Willett, and Elrod have already hired for 2022–23.

Does anyone have information re: Owen, Ho, Haynes, Costa, or Jones?

Want to continue reading?

Register now to search topics and post comments!

Absolutely FREE!


Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:40 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:57 am
Who has not moved for 2022–23? Particularly interested in the Texas judges.

It seems that Oldham, Willett, and Elrod have already hired for 2022–23.

Does anyone have information re: Owen, Ho, Haynes, Costa, or Jones?
Ho has been finished for 2022-23 for a good bit of time now.

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:41 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:57 am
Who has not moved for 2022–23? Particularly interested in the Texas judges.

It seems that Oldham, Willett, and Elrod have already hired for 2022–23.

Does anyone have information re: Owen, Ho, Haynes, Costa, or Jones?
I think that Haynes finished hiring for 2022-23/4 (and OSCAR shows her 2022 positions as filled and 2023 as available).

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:03 pm

Anyone have an idea whether Willett would be open to hiring counterclerks? I'm a lib at a school he's hired from with very competitive grades and a very strong Texas connection; looks like he's turned out to be one of the most all-around respectable Trump appointees, and I'm considering throwing in the application. Also, have his chambers moved from Austin to NOLA? The OSCAR posting seems to imply that.

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jan 06, 2021 9:45 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:03 pm
Anyone have an idea whether Willett would be open to hiring counterclerks? I'm a lib at a school he's hired from with very competitive grades and a very strong Texas connection; looks like he's turned out to be one of the most all-around respectable Trump appointees, and I'm considering throwing in the application. Also, have his chambers moved from Austin to NOLA? The OSCAR posting seems to imply that.
Re Q2: His chambers is outside of Austin in a suburb where he lives. It is in like a normal office building.

Want to continue reading?

Register for access!

Did I mention it was FREE ?


Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:55 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:47 am
Anonymous User wrote:All three have been hiring.

+1 also heard this.

On another note, anyone know to what extent a district court under the 5th Circuit advantages you in getting a 5th Circuit position the subsequent year (if at all)?
I saw this question posted and I didn't see an answer. I'm going to be clerking on a district court in TX and interested to see if that gives me any advantages in applying to the 5th Circuit?

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:49 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:55 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:47 am
Anonymous User wrote:All three have been hiring.

+1 also heard this.

On another note, anyone know to what extent a district court under the 5th Circuit advantages you in getting a 5th Circuit position the subsequent year (if at all)?
I saw this question posted and I didn't see an answer. I'm going to be clerking on a district court in TX and interested to see if that gives me any advantages in applying to the 5th Circuit?
I believe that Judge Haynes generally hires ND Tex clerks. I'd expect it to be a benefit for many of the judges though. Costa and Smith do not consider double clerks.

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:57 pm

People applying to district courts in Texas may find some bar association surveys helpful. Lawyers in Dallas really like Lynn and Fitzwater and don't like Lindsay on ND Tex.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/membercentralc ... nt%252Epdf

Houston also has them for SD Tex. Rosenthal is off the charts, Atlas, Ellison, Lake are very popular, Gilmore, Hittner, Hoyt, and obviously Hughes performed poorly.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/membercentralc ... D1%252Epdf

Yeakal and Pitman were the standouts on the Austin Bar Association's poll for the Austin part of WD Tex.

https://www.austinbar.org/wp-content/up ... n-Poll.pdf

howdy96

New
Posts: 10
Joined: Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:19 pm

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by howdy96 » Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:53 am

Bumping this thread for clerkship updates?

Register now!

Resources to assist law school applicants, students & graduates.

It's still FREE!


Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:49 am

Lot of movement for UT students

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:06 am

Anyone know what's happening with Costa?

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Jun 18, 2021 2:19 pm

Costa is apparently in oral arguments and plans to post on OSCAR later this week or next.

howdy96

New
Posts: 10
Joined: Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:19 pm

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by howdy96 » Fri Jun 18, 2021 4:18 pm

Ellison (SDTX) is done hiring.

Get unlimited access to all forums and topics

Register now!

I'm pretty sure I told you it's FREE...


Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:15 pm

howdy96 wrote:
Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:53 am
Bumping this thread for clerkship updates?
Smith has been interviewing since early June.

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Jun 21, 2021 8:22 am

Haynes has hired at least one for 2022.

Godbey has hired at least one for 2022.

Kacsmaryk has hired at least two for 2023.

Kernodle is interviewing for 2022.

Elrod is interviewing for 2023.

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:42 am

For E.D. Tex., both Mazzant and Jordan are full for 2022-2023

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Jun 21, 2021 8:29 pm

Ho is full through 2023-2024

Communicate now with those who not only know what a legal education is, but can offer you worthy advice and commentary as you complete the three most educational, yet challenging years of your law related post graduate life.

Register now, it's still FREE!


howdy96

New
Posts: 10
Joined: Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:19 pm

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by howdy96 » Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:25 pm

Has anyone heard anything about Bennett (SDTX)?

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:19 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jun 18, 2021 2:19 pm
Costa is apparently in oral arguments and plans to post on OSCAR later this week or next.
Whats up with Costa?

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jul 14, 2021 3:15 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:15 pm
howdy96 wrote:
Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:53 am
Bumping this thread for clerkship updates?
Smith has been interviewing since early June.
Has Smith moved?

Anonymous User
Posts: 428125
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Let's talk 5th Circuit!

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:11 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Wed Jul 14, 2021 3:15 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:15 pm
howdy96 wrote:
Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:53 am
Bumping this thread for clerkship updates?
Smith has been interviewing since early June.
Has Smith moved?
Still interviewing as of last week.

Seriously? What are you waiting for?

Now there's a charge.
Just kidding ... it's still FREE!


Post Reply Post Anonymous Reply  

Return to “Judicial Clerkships”