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Re: Let's Talk 8th Circuit!
Does anybody have any update on Judge Gruender's one-year and two-year term clerkships for 2023?
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Re: Judge Colloton - I've heard from this thread that he's a tough boss and not a great mentor - all of which apply to the clerkship experience itself. Does he at least go to bat for his clerks?
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I think the exact wording my clerkship office used to describe him was "not invested in his clerks' success compared to comparable judges," which may mean no, but he does have a number of former clerks in high places like biglaw appellate practices, top lit boutiques, a couple of federal judges, etc. and he's fed to SCOTUS very occasionally. I'm not sure the degree to which that was because of him though.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 12:51 pmRe: Judge Colloton - I've heard from this thread that he's a tough boss and not a great mentor - all of which apply to the clerkship experience itself. Does he at least go to bat for his clerks?
I do know he keeps in touch with the small group of his clerks who practice in Iowa, many of whom are power players in the state GOP scene likely headed to the judiciary eventually (the last two counsels to the governor, the Trump U.S. Attorney, an AUSA or two, etc.).
I've had a couple of conversations with him and would say he's definitely an odd duck fwiw. One of the Colloton clerks I know likes him but I know a lot really dislike their experiences. Everyone says he's smart and hard-working, it seems to be more personality/management/mentoring issues.
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Fascinating and very helpful - thank you!Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 3:03 pmI think the exact wording my clerkship office used to describe him was "not invested in his clerks' success compared to comparable judges," which may mean no, but he does have a number of former clerks in high places like biglaw appellate practices, top lit boutiques, a couple of federal judges, etc. and he's fed to SCOTUS very occasionally. I'm not sure the degree to which that was because of him though.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 12:51 pmRe: Judge Colloton - I've heard from this thread that he's a tough boss and not a great mentor - all of which apply to the clerkship experience itself. Does he at least go to bat for his clerks?
I do know he keeps in touch with the small group of his clerks who practice in Iowa, many of whom are power players in the state GOP scene likely headed to the judiciary eventually (the last two counsels to the governor, the Trump U.S. Attorney, an AUSA or two, etc.).
I've had a couple of conversations with him and would say he's definitely an odd duck fwiw. One of the Colloton clerks I know likes him but I know a lot really dislike their experiences. Everyone says he's smart and hard-working, it seems to be more personality/management/mentoring issues.
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Anon because could be outed, but Judge Erickson has sent out interview invites.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:50 pmAlso interested in this given recent OSCAR posting.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:11 amAnymore info on Erickson? I’ve heard he is great and am considering applying. Not interested in ideology as much as whether he is just pleasant to work for and whether the workload is extreme/average/below average.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:11 pmRalph Erickson wrote an, uh, interesting concurrence in an abortion case:
https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/21/01/192690P.pdf
He’s generally well-regarded but a non-legal, speculative fiction-esque opinion is pretty off the rails.
He’s joined by Shepherd, who also wrote his own, though less hokey, anti-Roe concurrence.
Note that Grasz and Shepherd also wrote the most widely denounced federal appellate pre-election case. It ruled that a procedurally unusual collateral attack on a consent order to extend an absentee ballot deadline entered by a state court was entitled to a preliminary injunction even though it was on a novel theory of constitutional law, only a few days before the election, and had serious standing problems.
https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/20/10/203139P.pdf
It’ll be interesting to see if the Eighth Circuit gets more radical, a la parts of the Fifth and Eleventh, with a 6-3 SCOTUS.
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2023-2024?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 5:32 pmAnon because could be outed, but Judge Erickson has sent out interview invites.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:50 pmAlso interested in this given recent OSCAR posting.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:11 amAnymore info on Erickson? I’ve heard he is great and am considering applying. Not interested in ideology as much as whether he is just pleasant to work for and whether the workload is extreme/average/below average.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:11 pmRalph Erickson wrote an, uh, interesting concurrence in an abortion case:
https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/21/01/192690P.pdf
He’s generally well-regarded but a non-legal, speculative fiction-esque opinion is pretty off the rails.
He’s joined by Shepherd, who also wrote his own, though less hokey, anti-Roe concurrence.
Note that Grasz and Shepherd also wrote the most widely denounced federal appellate pre-election case. It ruled that a procedurally unusual collateral attack on a consent order to extend an absentee ballot deadline entered by a state court was entitled to a preliminary injunction even though it was on a novel theory of constitutional law, only a few days before the election, and had serious standing problems.
https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/20/10/203139P.pdf
It’ll be interesting to see if the Eighth Circuit gets more radical, a la parts of the Fifth and Eleventh, with a 6-3 SCOTUS.
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2022-23 and 2023-24Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 10:10 pm2023-2024?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 5:32 pmAnon because could be outed, but Judge Erickson has sent out interview invites.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:50 pmAlso interested in this given recent OSCAR posting.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:11 amAnymore info on Erickson? I’ve heard he is great and am considering applying. Not interested in ideology as much as whether he is just pleasant to work for and whether the workload is extreme/average/below average.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:11 pmRalph Erickson wrote an, uh, interesting concurrence in an abortion case:
https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/21/01/192690P.pdf
He’s generally well-regarded but a non-legal, speculative fiction-esque opinion is pretty off the rails.
He’s joined by Shepherd, who also wrote his own, though less hokey, anti-Roe concurrence.
Note that Grasz and Shepherd also wrote the most widely denounced federal appellate pre-election case. It ruled that a procedurally unusual collateral attack on a consent order to extend an absentee ballot deadline entered by a state court was entitled to a preliminary injunction even though it was on a novel theory of constitutional law, only a few days before the election, and had serious standing problems.
https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/20/10/203139P.pdf
It’ll be interesting to see if the Eighth Circuit gets more radical, a la parts of the Fifth and Eleventh, with a 6-3 SCOTUS.
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Thanks for sharing! Was his 2023-24 vacancy also on OSCAR? Only saw the 2022-2023 one myself.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 10:57 pm2022-23 and 2023-24Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 10:10 pm2023-2024?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 5:32 pmAnon because could be outed, but Judge Erickson has sent out interview invites.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:50 pmAlso interested in this given recent OSCAR posting.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:11 amAnymore info on Erickson? I’ve heard he is great and am considering applying. Not interested in ideology as much as whether he is just pleasant to work for and whether the workload is extreme/average/below average.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:11 pmRalph Erickson wrote an, uh, interesting concurrence in an abortion case:
https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/21/01/192690P.pdf
He’s generally well-regarded but a non-legal, speculative fiction-esque opinion is pretty off the rails.
He’s joined by Shepherd, who also wrote his own, though less hokey, anti-Roe concurrence.
Note that Grasz and Shepherd also wrote the most widely denounced federal appellate pre-election case. It ruled that a procedurally unusual collateral attack on a consent order to extend an absentee ballot deadline entered by a state court was entitled to a preliminary injunction even though it was on a novel theory of constitutional law, only a few days before the election, and had serious standing problems.
https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/20/10/203139P.pdf
It’ll be interesting to see if the Eighth Circuit gets more radical, a la parts of the Fifth and Eleventh, with a 6-3 SCOTUS.
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I know of an (off-plan) recent Kobes hire for 2022
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Is he off plan for 2023-2024 as well?
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Yes, Kobes is extending invites.
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Other than Jane Kelly, who would be the more moderate/liberal of the 8th Circuit judges (active or senior)? Or conversely, who are the more conservative or ideological judges that a moderate/liberal applicant shouldn't bother applying to - I'm assuming Grasz?
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Loken and Melloy are probably the next most moderate and seem to hire mostly liberals. Colloton and Stras hire some liberal clerks as well, but they’re conservatives hiring counterclerks, not moderate, and Colloton’s a weird guy. Not sure about most of the rest.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:30 amOther than Jane Kelly, who would be the more moderate/liberal of the 8th Circuit judges (active or senior)? Or conversely, who are the more conservative or ideological judges that a moderate/liberal applicant shouldn't bother applying to - I'm assuming Grasz?
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Any movement for Erickson?
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Not on my end.
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Anybody know if Judge Kelly has been interviewing?
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2L at WashU with strong grades - anyone have any info on Judge Gruender? What kind of credentials does he look for?
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Yes, I know of a hire for 2024-25
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Hires off plan with strong preference for ideology. Can't speak to WashU but seems like 50/50 honors/high honors from ChicagoAnonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:36 pm2L at WashU with strong grades - anyone have any info on Judge Gruender? What kind of credentials does he look for?
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Don't intern for him; be in FedSoc.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:36 pm2L at WashU with strong grades - anyone have any info on Judge Gruender? What kind of credentials does he look for?
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Most of them do not hire ideologically, or at least will hire liberals even if they prefer conservatives. I think Gruender is probably the most ideological with his hiring, but everyone else you should at least get a fair shake. Benton, Colloton, Loken, and Smith all had multiple liberals the year I clerked, for example.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:30 amOther than Jane Kelly, who would be the more moderate/liberal of the 8th Circuit judges (active or senior)? Or conversely, who are the more conservative or ideological judges that a moderate/liberal applicant shouldn't bother applying to - I'm assuming Grasz?
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FWIW Gruender offered me an interview a few years back and my resume is very non-ideolgical (no Fed Soc or ACS on it) but my writing sample and a google search of me reveals I am very left leaning.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Jun 10, 2023 2:06 amHires off plan with strong preference for ideology. Can't speak to WashU but seems like 50/50 honors/high honors from ChicagoAnonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:36 pm2L at WashU with strong grades - anyone have any info on Judge Gruender? What kind of credentials does he look for?
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For what it’s worth has a friend from law school who clerked for gruender - definitely conservative but no more so than the rest of the 8th. Apparently a really good guyAnonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 5:00 pmMost of them do not hire ideologically, or at least will hire liberals even if they prefer conservatives. I think Gruender is probably the most ideological with his hiring, but everyone else you should at least get a fair shake. Benton, Colloton, Loken, and Smith all had multiple liberals the year I clerked, for example.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:30 amOther than Jane Kelly, who would be the more moderate/liberal of the 8th Circuit judges (active or senior)? Or conversely, who are the more conservative or ideological judges that a moderate/liberal applicant shouldn't bother applying to - I'm assuming Grasz?
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WashU grad and COA clerk here. Was told he likes conservatives and especially STL locals (think SLUH grads). Correct he doesn't hire former interns. Hires on atypical timeline (1 and 2 years, staggered I think. I could be wrong). Always surprised we haven't sent more clerks to him, so take that as you will.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Jun 10, 2023 3:52 pmDon't intern for him; be in FedSoc.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:36 pm2L at WashU with strong grades - anyone have any info on Judge Gruender? What kind of credentials does he look for?
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Any thoughts on Judge Bryan? I know he's new, but he's got a 2024 posting up that looks interesting.
Also, how about Lange/Traynor? Anyone have experiences with them, good or bad?
Also, how about Lange/Traynor? Anyone have experiences with them, good or bad?
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