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Involvement in Organizations During Clerkship

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:09 pm
by Anonymous User
I got a district court clerkship and am really excited to start. I have a couple of leadership positions in different organizations and was wondering how judges generally feel about their clerks staying involved in such organizations/if such involvement poses a conflict of interest.

Specifically, my involvement is:

1. Board member of local bar association (affinity-based bar association like a women's bar association or ethnic bar association) - will sometimes publish press releases/statements that might? be considered political
2. Junior board member of a non-profit that participates in legal advocacy work
3. Board member of alumni association organization

Thank you all in advance!

Re: Involvement in Organizations During Clerkship

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:32 pm
by Anonymous User
(1) is probably fine, (2) you'll likely have to quit, and (3) is definitely fine. The relevant provision is the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees, canon 5.