Law Clerk Addict's Blog
Appellate Judges
Hull, Frank (11th Cir.)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Term: 8/1/2010 to 8/1/2011
District Judges
Dorsey, Peter (D. Conn.)
Location: New Haven, CT
Term: 8/23/2010 to 8/24/2012
Coar, David (N.D. Ill.)
Location: Chicago, IL
Term: 8/1/2010 to 8/1/2011
Magistrate Judges
None.
Bankruptcy Judges
Cangilos-Ruiz, Margaret (Bankrpt. N.Y.)
Location: Syracuse, NY
Term: 10/1/2009 to 9/30/2010 and 10/1/2009 to 9/30/2011
Notes: Two positions available, with different term dates.
Appellate Judges
Kravitch, Phyllis (11th Cir.)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Term: 8/1/2010 to 8/1/2011 or 9/1/2010 to 9/1/2011
Notes: Two positions available, with different term dates.
Barkett, Rosemary (11th Cir.)
Location: Miami, FL
Term: 8/31/2010 to 8/31/2011
Boudin, Michael (1st Cir.)
Location: Boston, MA
Term: 6/1/2010 to 6/1/2011
District Judges
Lasnick, Robert (W.D. Wash.)
Location: Seattle, WA
Term: 9/7/2010 to 9/5/2011
Conti, Joy (W.D. Pa.)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2012
Magistrate Judges
Denlow, Morton (N.D. Ill.)
Location: Chicago, IL
Term: 9/1/2010 to 9/1/2011
Davison, Paul (S.D.N.Y.)
Location: White Plains, NY
Term: 9/15/2010 to 9/15/2012
Bankruptcy Judges
None.
President Obama has officially nominated District Judge Thomas Greenaway, Jr., (D.N.J.) to the Third Circuit seat held by Justice Samuel Alito prior to his elevation, and has also nominated District Judge Beverly Martin (N.D. Ga.) to the Eleventh Circuit. The official White House press release, which contains additional information about the nominees, is available here. Those following judicial nominations will recognize that these two nominations are consistent with President Obama's previous appellate nominations, which have all entailed elevating sitting judges to higher courts.
Clerkship applicants should note that both Judge Greenaway and Judge Martin are (or soon will be) taking applications for 2010-11 clerkships, so those interested in a federal appellate clerkship might benefit from submitting applications to them now since, given the Democratic tilt of the Senate, both nominees will almost certainly be elevated to their respective circuit courts prior to 2010.
The past couple of days have seen some additional movement on the circuit court clerk hiring front. Some highlights:
* Based on notifications, comments, and other tips, the early hiring list has been updated to indicate that Judges Roger Gregory (4th Cir.) and Arthur Alarcon (9th Cir.) are done, while Rosemary Barkett (11th Cir.), Amalya Kearse (2d Cir.) and Jane Roth (3d Cir.) have partially hired.
* An observant tipster on our Ninth Circuit comments page notes that Judge Marsha Berzon (9th Cir.) updated her OSCAR profile to narrow her class rank requirement from top 10% to top 5%. Perhaps this sudden change is another sign that Dan Filler's prediction about very bad days for 2010-11 clerkship applicants will indeed come to pass.
* Commenters on the Fourth Circuit and Seventh Circuit comment pages have indicated that Judge Paul Niemeyer (4th Cir.) will begin interviewing in July and that Judge Diane Sykes (7th Cir.) will begin reviewing applications later this month. However, given that these tips are anonymous, feel free to take them with a grain of salt.
For those who still aren't aware, Law Clerk Addict is tracking pre-September hires through a moderated early hiring list. As you can see, there has been a non-trivial amount of 2010-11 hiring activity over the past week or so. Some selected highlights:
* Judge Jerry Smith (5th Cir.) is completely off-plan and currently extending interview invitations to rising 3Ls.
* Judges Maryanne Barry (3d Cir.) and Milan Smith (9th Cir.), both of whom hired some alumni applicants for 2010-11 in mid to late 2008, are extending interview invitations to alumni again.
* Judge Joel Dubina (11th Cir.) is reported to be interviewing and allegedly has made at least one hire.
* On the district court front, Judge Charles Breyer (N.D. Cal.), brother to Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, is reportedly done for 2010-11.
Remember, early hiring updates are typically not announced on the front page, so be sure to visit the early hiring list directly to get the most up to date news on the 2010-11 hiring cycle.
Appellate Judges
Smith, N. (9th Cir.)
Location: Pocatello, ID
Term: 8/15/2010 to 8/15/2011
Easterbrook, Frank (7th Cir.)
Location: Chicago, IL
Term: 8/16/2010 to 8/12/2011
Norris, Alan (6th Cir.)
Location: Columbus, OH
Term: 8/16/2010 to 8/12/2011
Cabranes, Jose (2d Cir.)
Location: New Haven, CT
Term: 7/11/2010 to 7/12/2011
Edmondson, J. (11th Cir.)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Term: 7/1/2010 to 6/30/2011 or 8/1/2010 to 7/31/2011 or 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2011
Notes: Three positions available, with different term dates.
Cook, Deborah (6th Cir.)
Location: Akron, OH
Term: 8/15/2010 to 8/15/2011
District Judges
Carmon, Gregory (C.I.T.)
Location: New York, NY
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2012
Lamberth, Royce (D.D.C.)
Location: Washington, DC
Term: 8/31/2010 to 9/3/2011
Fallon, Eldon (E.D. La.)
Location: New Orleans, LA
Term: 8/31/2010 to 9/3/2011
Gibson, Kim (W.D. Pa.)
Location: Johnstown, PA
Term: 6/15/2010 to 6/15/2011
Parker, James (D.N.M.)
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2011
Magistrate Judges
Barfield, W. Leon (E.D. Ga.)
Location: Augusta, GA
Term: 8/31/2010 to 9/3/2011
Davis, Ivan (E.D. Va.)
Location: Alexandria, VA
Term: 9/27/2010 to 9/27/2011
Bankruptcy Judges
Teel, S. (Bankr. D.D.C.)
Location: Washington, DC
Term: 8/31/2009 to 8/31/2012
Appellate Judges
Bye, Kermit (8th Cir.)
Location: Fargo, ND
Term: 8/16/2010 to 8/12/2011
Clifton, Richard (9th Cir.)
Location: Honolulu, HI
Term: 9/1/2010 to 9/1/2011
Greenberg, Morton (3rd Cir.)
Location: Trenton, NJ
Term: 9/7/2010 to 9/2/2011
Kelly, Paul (10th Cir.)
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Term: 9/7/2010 to 9/2/2011
Murphy, Diana (8th Cir.)
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Term: 8/16/2010 to 8/12/2011 or 8/23/2010 to 8/19/2011
Notes: Two positions available, with different term dates.
Prado, Edward (5th Cir.)
Location: San Antonio, TX
Term: 8/16/2010 to 8/16/2011
Pryor, William (11th Cir.)
Location: Birmingham, AL
Term: 9/1/2010 to 9/1/2011
Sutton, Jeffrey (6th Cir.)
Location: Columbus, OH
Term: 6/1/2010 to 5/31/2011 or 8/1/2010 to 8/1/2011 or 8/2/2010 to 8/2/2011 or 8/3/2010 to 8/3/2011
Notes: Four positions available, with different term dates.
Tjoflat, Gerlad (11th Cir.)
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Term: 7/31/2011 to 7/31/2012 or 8/7/2011 to 8/7/2012 or 8/14/2011 to 8/14/2012 or 8/21/2011 to 8/21/2012
Notes: Four positions available, with different term dates.
District Judges
Cummings, Samuel (N.D. Tex.)
Location: Lubbock, TX
Term: 8/16/2010 to 8/15/2012
Feldman, Martin (E.D. La.)
Location: New Orleans, LA
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2011
Fullam, John (E.D. Pa.)
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Term: 9/7/2010 to 9/5/2011
Kazen, George (S.D. Tex.)
Location: Loredo, TX
Term: 8/12/2010 to 8/12/2011 or 8/26/2010 to 8/26/2011
Notes: Two positions available, with different term dates.
Tagle, Hilda (S.D. Tex.)
Location: Brownsville, TX
Term: 8/1/2010 to 8/1/2011
Magistrate Judges
None.
Bankruptcy Judges
None.
Appellate Judges
Morris, Arnold (8th Cir.)
Location: Little Rock, AK
Term: 9/1/2010 to 9/1/2011
Beezer, Robert (9th Cir.)
Location: Seattle, WA
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2011
Benton, Duane (8th Cir.)
Location: Kansas City, MO
Term: 8/16/2010 to 8/12/2011
Berzon, Marsha (9th Cir.)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Term: 6/14/2010 to 6/10/2011 and 8/16/2010 to 8/12/2011
Notes: Two positions available, with different term dates.
Brown, Janis Rogers (D.C. Cir.)
Location: Washington, DC
Term: 8/1/2010 to 7/31/2011
Carnes, Ed (11th Cir.)
Location: Montgomery, AL
Term: 8/1/2010 to 8/1/2011 or 8/15/2010 to 8/15/2011
Notes: Two positions available, with different term dates.
Colloton, Steven (8th Cir.)
Location: Des Moines, IA
Term: 9/7/2010 to 9/2/2011
Cudahy, Richard (7th Cir.)
Location: Chicago, IL
Term: 9/7/2010 to 9/6/2011
Dennis, James (5th Cir.)
Location: New Orleans, LA
Term: 8/1/2010 to 8/1/2012
Dyk, Timothy (Fed. Cir.)
Location: Washington, DC
Term: 9/1/2010 to 9/1/2011
Fisher, D. Michael (3rd Cir.)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Term: 8/23/2010 to 8/19/2011 or 8/30/2010 to 8/26/2011
Notes: Two positions available, with different term dates.
Garwood, William (5th Cir.)
Location: Austin, TX
Term: 8/3/2010 to 7/31/2011
District Judges
Allegra, Francis (U.S. Court of Federal Claims)
Location: Washington, DC
Term: 8/30/2010 to 9/1/2011
Anderson, S. Thomas (W.D. Tenn.)
Location: Memphis, TN
Term: 8/15/2010 to 8/15/2011
Arterton, Janet (D. Conn.)
Location: New Haven, CT
Term: 8/9/2010 to 8/7/2012
Barbier, Carl (E.D. La.)
Location: New Orleans, LA
Term: 6/15/2010 to 6/15/2011 and 8/15/2010 to 8/15/2011
Notes: Two positions available, with different term dates.
Baylson, Michael (E.D. Pa.)
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2011
Brack, Robert (D.N.M.)
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Term: 9/7/2010 to 9/8/2011
Cardone, Kathleen (N.D. Tex.)
Location: El Paso, TX
Term: 9/7/2010 to 9/2/2011 or 9/7/2010 to 8/31/2012
Notes: Two positions available, with different term dates.
Carney, Cormac (S.D. Cal.)
Location: Santa Ana, CA
Term: 8/2/2010 to 8/27/2011
Cauthron, Robin (W.D. Okla.)
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Term: 9/1/2010 to 9/1/2012
Chatigny, Robert (D. Conn.)
Location: Hartford, CT
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2011
Chesney, Maxine (N.D. Cal.)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Term: 9/1/2010 to 9/1/2011
Cohn, James (S.D. Fla.)
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Term: 8/25/2010 to 8/31/2012
Copenhaver, John (S.D. W.Va.)
Location: Charleston, WV
Term: 8/23/2010 to 8/26/2011
Currie, Cameron (D.S.C.)
Location: Columbia, SC
Term: 9/7/2010 to 9/6/2011
Dalzell, Stewart (E.D. Pa.)
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Term: 8/23/2010 to 8/23/2012
Dimitrouleas, William (S.D. Fla.)
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2012
Downes, William (D. Wyo.)
Location: Casper, WY
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2012
Flanagan, Louise (E.D.N.C.)
Location: New Bern, NC
Term: 9/1/2010 to 9/1/2011 or 9/1/2010 to 9/1/2012
Notes: Two positions available, with different term dates.
Frizzell, Gregory (N.D. Okla.)
Location: Tulsa, OK
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2012
Magistrate Judges
Ashman, Martin (N.D. Ill.)
Location: Chicago, IL
Term: 8/16/2010 to 9/1/2011
Barfield, W. Leon (S.D. Ga.)
Location: Augusta, GA
Term: 9/1/2010 to 9/1/2012
Bankruptcy Judges
Barfield, W. Leon (Bankr. D. Ariz.)
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Term: 8/1/2010 to 8/12/2012
Davlis, John (Bankr. S.D. Ga.)
Location: Brunswick, GA
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2011
Appellate Judges
Cox, Emmett (11th Cir.)
Location: Mobile, AL
Term: 9/1/2010 to 8/31/2011
Notes: Preference is given to applicants who plan to locate permanently within one of the states comprising the Eleventh Circuit.
Fisher, Raymond (9th Cir.)
Location: Pasadena, CA
Term: 8/1/2010 to 8/31/2011
Notes: Exceptional writing or work experience (e.g., district court clerkship, post-graduate legal experience or fellowships) a plus. Below top 10% considered only on individual basis.
Gorsuch, Neil (10th Cir.)
Location: Denver, CO
Term: 8/16/2010 to 8/13/2011
Owen, Priscilla (5th Cir.)
Location: Austin, TX
Term: 8/1/2010 to 8/31/2011
Notes: Starting date is flexible depending on the Court's needs but must be in August 2010. End date will depend on start date. Class ranking in top 5% is preferred. Law review or other journal is preferred.
District Judges
Bates, John (D.D.C.)
Location: Washington, DC
Term: 9/6/2010 to 9/5/2011
Notes: Law journal and top 25 percent preferred.
Campbell, Tena (D. Utah)
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Term: 1/1/2011 to 12/31/2011
Notes: Only one clerkship available.
Magistrate Judges
None.
Bankruptcy Judges
None.
The following judges currently have five or more clerks listed for a particular term in the Law Clerk Addict database:
Fortunato Benavides (5th Cir.)
Absent some unusual circumstances, like Judge Gerald Tjoflat (11th Cir.), who gets to hire a fifth elbow clerk through staff attorney appropriations, a judge should not have more than four clerks for a given term. Accordingly, it is almost certain that Law Clerk Addict's listings for the above judges have at least one error (most likely a hire being reported for the wrong term). If anyone with insider knowledge can provide corrected information for any of these judges (or confirm that they actually will have five clerks for the listed terms) please email Law Clerk Addict at lawfirmaddict@gmail.com or post a comment.
Some quick updates to the Law Clerk Addict's list of judges hiring before the Plan:
* The previously reported rumor that Theodore McKee (3d Cir.) has completed hiring for 2010 has been confirmed. Furthermore, though not reflected on the list (which only covers the 2010-11 hiring season), I have received a reliable tip that Judge McKee has already made one hire for 2011-12.
* These aren't based on new information, but I have updated the list to add older rumors that Allyson Duncan (4th Cir.) and Eugene Davis (5th Cir.) have partially hired and that Peter Fay (11th Cir.) is completely done for the 2010-11 term.
Yes, I understand that in some circles a staff attorney position is not considered a "real clerkship." Nevertheless, while Law Clerk Addict does not collect data on staff attorneys (at least not yet), I thought this job announcement from the Atlanta-based United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit might be of interest to this blog's readers.
View the full job announcement below the fold.