Law Clerk for a Judge Forum

[Linksys]

Chances of getting this job after graduating from law school?

[094320]

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[Linksys]

Depends where you go, how your grades are, and what level of judge you want.

Say you are not in a T-50 school but are in the top 10% of your class and want to be a clerk for a Circuit Court Judge.

[Wholigan]

Depends where you go, how your grades are, and what level of judge you want.

Say you are not in a T-50 school but are in the top 10% of your class and want to be a clerk for a Circuit Court Judge.

Federal Court of Appeals? Probably ranges from 0%-1% from a TT in the circumstances you describe. You will also probably have to be well higher than just top 10% to even be considered.

[FlightoftheEarls]

Depends where you go, how your grades are, and what level of judge you want.

Say you are not in a T-50 school but are in the top 10% of your class and want to be a clerk for a Circuit Court Judge.

Federal Court of Appeals? Probably ranges from 0%-1% from a TT in the circumstances you describe. You will also probably have to be well higher than just top 10% top 3-5 in your class (ranking, not percent) to even be considered.

The bolded is correct, and I took the liberty of editing for slightly more specificity.

OP: One typically needs to be top 5-10% at a T10 law school to have any sort of decent COA chance. Only top 10% at a school in the top 100 is going to be a very, very long shot. On the other hand, if you're talking about a state court of appeals judge, you'll probably have a fairly decent shot with T2 top 10% credentials (especially if on Law Review).