LAW CLERKS AND CLERKING AT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
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Introduction to Clerking | Selecting Supreme Court Clerks | The Clerking Experience | Law Clerks Remember | The Supreme Court | Further Reading
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Every year, the nine Justices of the United States Supreme Court, like other federal and state judges across the country, hire talented law school graduates to serve as law clerks. The clerks help the Justices review certiorari applications and assist them in researching and writing their judicial opinions. The law clerk selection process has recently become a subject of academic and even public debate.

For those who would like to know more about the process and about the general experience of Supreme Court clerking, JURIST: The Legal Education Network presents or recommends resources in the following categories:
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Introduction to Clerking

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Selecting Supreme Court Clerks ———————————————————————
The Clerking Experience ———————————————————————
Law Clerks Remember ———————————————————————
The Supreme Court ———————————————————————
Further Reading (offline...)
  • The Law Clerk Experience: A Bibliography (US Courts, Tenth Circuit)
  • Jonathan S. Greene, "Supreme Insights: A Look into the Most Prestigious Judicial Clerkship of All", 24 Student Lawyer 27 (1996)
  • Mark R. Brown, "Gender Discrimination in the Supreme Court's Clerkship Selection Process," 75 Oregon Law Review 359 (1996)
  • Milton C. Handler, "Clerking for Justice Harlan Fiske Stone" 1995 Journal of Supreme Court History Annual 113