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Oscar Listing Marked as Filled Post-Interview
Title pretty much sums it up. I interviewed with a federal appellate judge last week, and now the Oscar listing changed to "filled" today. I never heard back. Does this likely mean a rejection, or is there a chance that they're just done receiving applications? I know this is like reading tea leaves, but I'd like to hear anecdotes.
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Re: Oscar Listing Marked as Filled Post-Interview
Welcome to the club lol. Almost certainly means you didn’t get it for the term you interviewed for. Not having a flat out rejection could mean the judge is considering you for another term, but I wouldn’t count on that; it’s happened tho. The upshot is this is common for almost all successful clerk apps (including yours truly, who was ghosted more than twice!) — you’re getting nibbles, a bite will come.
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Re: Oscar Listing Marked as Filled Post-Interview
I’ll add on. I interviewed with a federal appellate judge and was ghosted for over a month. I never heard anything directly and saw that the position was filled on OSCAR. I took it as a rejection, since no one ever followed up with me. (This is not to badmouth the judge at all. Things get very busy in chambers, and I have no clue how many applicants they interviewed, so they could have lost track of things. Just a bummer that I didn’t land the position because I liked the judge a lot.)
I ended up landing another slot with a federal appellate judge, so it worked out. I am sure that you will also get something in the end.
I ended up landing another slot with a federal appellate judge, so it worked out. I am sure that you will also get something in the end.
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Re: Oscar Listing Marked as Filled Post-Interview
To be fair the busyness of chambers isn't an excuse. In my courthouse, the most I ever heard of was a judge interviewing 8 candidates in person for one slot. A clerk or JA sending a short email notifying the candidates who made it that far that they weren't hired is a negligible lift, and I don't understand why any chambers wouldn't do so.
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Re: Oscar Listing Marked as Filled Post-Interview
Agree, it is rude. Especially for judges that require in person interviews. Hard to say what the norm is tho… attorneys are oft rude :/Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:30 pmTo be fair the busyness of chambers isn't an excuse. In my courthouse, the most I ever heard of was a judge interviewing 8 candidates in person for one slot. A clerk or JA sending a short email notifying the candidates who made it that far that they weren't hired is a negligible lift, and I don't understand why any chambers wouldn't do so.
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