Can Young K-JDers do COA or SCOTUS right after graduating?
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:13 am
1L Here. Anon because I've posted other things about myself, and I will mention age in this post. Although there are a few other K-JDers in my section/class, I'm probably the youngest one out of all of them. That piece of info, in conjunction with some other things, may expose my identity.
I'll be 24 at the time I graduate from law school. I know that judges have moved up their timetables, so if I apply during 2L year and interview that same year, I'll be 22.
Obviously no work experience. One Capitol Hill internship one summer with a big-name Senator but that doesn't mean anything.
I'm a little concerned that my young age will hurt me because I can see COA and SCOTUS judges not wanting a 24 year old running around in their chambers.
I know SCOTUS might be getting ahead of myself but I'm at HYS so if that means anything, it's not totally out of the imagination. I haven't been one of the people many suspect are gunning for SCOTUS clerkships but may secretly start doing that next semester. I think this semester's profs are a lost cause as far as clerkship-worthy recommendations go, but I think I can still make good grades this semester.
Next semester, how should I go about things in terms of professor relations to secure recommendations? To the extent I was allowed, I chose my profs by researching who they've clerked for or whether they might hold sway.
They were clerks for big name judges at the COA level (e.g., Reinhardt, Easterbrook, but not necessarily those 2). One of them was a SCOTUS clerk. One is a current or former Dean of my school so he probably knows some people.
I'll be 24 at the time I graduate from law school. I know that judges have moved up their timetables, so if I apply during 2L year and interview that same year, I'll be 22.
Obviously no work experience. One Capitol Hill internship one summer with a big-name Senator but that doesn't mean anything.
I'm a little concerned that my young age will hurt me because I can see COA and SCOTUS judges not wanting a 24 year old running around in their chambers.
I know SCOTUS might be getting ahead of myself but I'm at HYS so if that means anything, it's not totally out of the imagination. I haven't been one of the people many suspect are gunning for SCOTUS clerkships but may secretly start doing that next semester. I think this semester's profs are a lost cause as far as clerkship-worthy recommendations go, but I think I can still make good grades this semester.
Next semester, how should I go about things in terms of professor relations to secure recommendations? To the extent I was allowed, I chose my profs by researching who they've clerked for or whether they might hold sway.
They were clerks for big name judges at the COA level (e.g., Reinhardt, Easterbrook, but not necessarily those 2). One of them was a SCOTUS clerk. One is a current or former Dean of my school so he probably knows some people.