Judicial Clerkship Links

State Court

• National Center for State Courts Judicial branch links and more for each state. Many Appellate and Supreme Courts advertise their judicial clerkships online, including Washington's Division II and III courts.
• Consortium Judicial Database Eleven Northwest schools team up to provide a comprehensive list of available clerkships at local, state, and some federal levels. This database is updated mid-summer. Contact the the Center for Professional Development for the required username and password.
• GU School of Law Job Postings Some judges post positions with the Center for Professional Development, and we post them to our job board.
• Vermont Law School’s Guide to State Judicial Clerkships is a comprehensive guide to the procedures for applying for state court judicial clerkships at all levels in all 50 states and some U.S. territories.

Available at the Center for Professional Development:

• Lexis & Westlaw (WLD-JUDGE and AFJ databases): Contact and biographical information for federal and state judges; information on available judicial clerkships. Includes judges' opinions and news coverage, providing insight into their thinking and valuable interview background. Lexis also offers Courtlink, where you can research the caseload of the circuit and district courts, several state courts, and individual district court judges.
• The 2008 Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures: Requirements and deadlines for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
• Judicial Yellow Book: Biographical profiles and contact information for details about 3,500 federal and state judges, including education and experience. Staff information, when provided by chambers, includes the names of law clerks and their law schools.
• Vermont Law School’s Guide to State Judicial Clerkships is a comprehensive guide to the procedures for applying for state court judicial clerkships at all levels in all 50 states and some U.S. territories.

Federal Court

• Online System for Clerkship Application and Review Information on judges participating in electronic submission; review of clerkship applications. This site is the single centralized resource for notice of available clerkships, clerkship application information, and law clerk employment information. It will be merged with FLCIS on May 2.  
• Federal Judiciary Center Education and research for federal courts; judge biographies. 
• Federal Judges Law Clerk Hiring Plan (updated every year)
• US Courts Comprehensive information and links to federal courts and all circuit and district courts.

Available at the Center for Professional Development:

• Lexis & Westlaw (WLD-JUDGE and AFJ databases): Contact and biographical information for federal and state judges and information on available judicial clerkships. Includes judges' opinions and news coverage, which can provide insight into their thinking and offer valuable background for the interview. Lexis's new Courtlink feature allows you to research the caseloads of circuit and district courts, several state courts, and individual district court judges.
• Judicial Yellow Book: Profiles and contact information for details on more than 3,500 federal and state judges, including education and experience. Staff information, when provided by chambers, includes the names of law clerks and their law schools. 

Available in the Chastek Library:

Almanac of the Federal Judiciary: Biographical information about judges, summaries of noteworthy opinions, and evaluations submitted by lawyers. Available at the Chastek Library Reference Desk, call number KF8700.A19 A45.

Specialty Courts and Other Offices

• District and Bankruptcy courts
• U.S. Court of International Trade
• U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
• U.S. Court of Appeals for Armed Forces
• U.S. Tax Court
• Office of Administrative Law Judges
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Social Security Administration
• U.S. Sentencing Commission
• U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions (administrative law judges)
• U.S. Housing and Urban Development (administrative law judges)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (administrative law judges)

Informational Sites (may include positions)

• JudicialClerkship.com Will help guide you through the complexities of the courts; information and advice on judicial clerkships; links to key court sites and judicial clerkship listings; comments. Regularly updated. Examples of content: Ten Tips to a Top Clerkship, law-clerk testimonials, judicial clerkship forums.
• ABA Judicial Division Section
• Greedy Clerks Message board for federal and state judicial clerks. Discussions on current jobs, clerkship bonuses and related compensation, post-clerkship plans, and advice for aspiring clerks.
• The Clerkship Notification Blog Forum where law clerk applicants share information regarding their applications.
• The National Association for Legal Professionals Resources concerning judicial clerkships; information on the federal hiring timeline. This address connects you directly with clerkship information, but the balance of the site also includes valuable information.
• Alliance for Justice, Judicial Selection Project Demographic lists and tables of sitting federal judges; includes such information as ethnicity, gender and the appointing President. Reports on nominations and the confirmation process.
• Senate Nominations Up-to-date listings of recent nominations and confirmations, judicial and others.
• DOJ Office of Legal Policy Background information on judicial nominees.

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