Law Clerk Addict

Here are a few interesting tidbits relating to state court clerkships that are too short to justify posts of their own:

* The Massachusetts Committee on Judicial Ethics has issued an advisory opinion informing Massachusetts judges that they are not violating ethical rules by hiring deferred law firm associates as unpaid judicial interns. Hat Tip: Legal Profession Blog.

* A New York law clerk's unilateral decision to require a juror to return to deliberations has resulted in an appellate court reversing a defendant's criminal conviction.