2025 Clerkship Hiring Movement Forum

[Anonymous User]

It's that time of year. Good luck, everyone!

[Anonymous User]

Have heard of multiple judges interviewing and hiring today already. Guess no one really cares about the plan as much anymore.

[Anonymous User]

Which judges? Not helpful to be super vague.

[Anonymous User]

No word yet, am I cooked?

[Anonymous User]

Wait until tomorrow. Weird that there are so many reaching out today, but that doesn't necessarily mean everyone (or even a majority) is doing so.

[Anonymous User]

Have heard of multiple judges interviewing and hiring today already. Guess no one really cares about the plan as much anymore.

My impression of the early movers has been that they tend to be the feeder judges who “follow” the plan insofar as they wait to extend offers until this week, but they interview/offer on Monday with the tippy top candidates. So it’s the most competitive judges interviewing the most competitive candidates. To be frank, it doesn’t really impact your average applicant aiming for an “average”/non-feeder clerkship.

[clerk26abc]

have also heard of interviews today before 12pm, which is odd. I guess judges are starting to go the OCI-route!

[Anonymous User]

Just got NDIL Interview offer.

[Anonymous User]

Which judges have moved so far in SDNY

[Anonymous User]

Interview invite with Judge Karen Nelson Moore (6th Cir.)

[Anonymous User]

To anyone's knowledge, who has moved so far?

[Anonymous User]

To anyone's knowledge, who has moved so far?

I would expect the more selective COA and feeder-level judges like Boasberg to have already moved and have interviews/offers be completely done within the next 24-48 hours.

[Anonymous User]

To anyone's knowledge, who has moved so far?

Or perhaps, who has NOT moved so far?

[Anonymous User]

There have been a flurry of offers in DDC. I've heard about a few of the newer judges giving out a few offers. TBD over the next 24 hrs.

[Anonymous User]

Most of the pretty sd/ed NY judges have interviewed. Subramanian and Komitee are done

[Rawlsian3]

have also heard of interviews today before 12pm, which is odd. I guess judges are starting to go the OCI-route!

I was offered an interview at 9am ET today from a judge in a small city, so some are definitely hustling to secure clerks.

[Anonymous User]

To anyone's knowledge, who has moved so far?

Judge Bowel has moved.

[ck1249]

Any updates on movement in CA9 or any of the California districts?

[Anonymous User]

has anyone heard of movement in EDNY or Mass?

[Anonymous User]

Judge Moore (6th Cir.) has made at least one offer for 2028-2029.

[Anonymous User]

Hellerstein and Abrams in SDNY have moved

[Anonymous User]

Hellerstein and Furman in SDNY have moved

[Anonymous User]

Do some judges NOT move this week? Like do some judges just collect applications and start reviewing next week/ in the future? Anyone know

[Anonymous User]

Do some judges NOT move this week? Like do some judges just collect applications and start reviewing next week/ in the future? Anyone know

Some certainly do move during the second week, but I’m not sure how many.

At this point, the most competitive clerkships all have called and extended interviews. The shinier DDC/SDNY did their interviews over yesterday and today. The same is true of many of the more exclusive appellate judges too, but it’s harder to generalize about the circuits. If you didn’t get an interview, you’re likely out of the running with them.

But there are many other judges and many of them move at their own pace. Like with everything in clerkship hiring, it’s difficult to generalize.

[Anonymous User]

Judge Reyes has filled through 2027-2028.