Federal Judges Who Do NOT Follow the Plan for 3Ls


Under the Law Clerk Hiring Plan, federal judges may not participate in the law clerk hiring process until after Labor Day. Nevertheless, some judges hire early. This page documents which judges have interviewed or extended an offer to a law student applicant prior to Labor Day, and thus are not following the hiring plan for 3Ls. Unlike the pre-plan hiring section, which lists all pre-Labor Day hiring events for the 2010-11 cycle, these charts only list judges who have interviewed or extended offers to 3Ls before Labor Day, regardless of cycle.


For purposes of this chart, a judge's hiring practices are "confirmed" when I receive verifiable information from a reliable source (e.g. chambers, or a law school career services office). All other tips (e.g. anonymous emails) are deemed "rumors" until/unless they are verified. If you would like to report a law student who has received an interview or offer please send an email to lawfirmaddict@gmail.com. Likewise, please email me if any information posted here is incorrect or if you can provide confirmation for a rumor.

 

Appellate Courts:

 

District Courts:

Federal Judge  
Notes

Cabranes, Jose Alberto

(2d Cir.)

 

Hired 3L before Labor Day for 2010-11.


Ambro, Thomas L.

(3d Cir.)

 

Hired 3L for 2010-11 in July 2009.


Fisher, D. Michael

(3d Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Van Antwerpen, Franklin Stuart

(3d Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Williams, Karen J.

(4th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Wilkinson, James Harvie III

(4th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Niemeyer, Paul Victor

(4th Cir.)

 

Hired 3Ls before Labor Day both in 2009-10 and 2010-11.


Shedd, Dennis W.

(4th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Davis, W. Eugene

(5th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2010-11.


Smith, Jerry Edwin

(5th Cir.)

 

Does not follow the hiring plan. If your law school won't provide a transcript, just send a list of grades. If your professors won't give recommendation letters, will proceed without their input.


Wiener, Jacques Loeb Jr.

(5th Cir.)

 

Rumored hired 3L offplan for 2010-11.


Barksdale, Rhesa Hawkins

(5th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Benavides, Fortunato Pedro

(5th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Southwick, Leslie

(5th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Garwood, William Lockhart

(5th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Merritt, Gilbert Stroud Jr.

(6th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2010-11.


Batchelder, Alice Moore

(6th Cir.)

 

Rumored hired a Duke 3L offplan in July 2009 for 2010-11.


Posner, Richard Allen

(7th Cir.)

 

Hired 3Ls pre-Labor Day in 2009-10 and 2010-11.


Kozinski, Alex

(9th Cir.)

 

Usually done hiring before hiring plan deadlines begin.


Reinhardt, Stephen Roy

(9th Cir.)

 

Offers made before end of August. If it is not possible to obtain letters of recommendation, please include a list of references with your application that lists your future recommenders.


Kleinfeld, Andrew Jay

(9th Cir.)

 

Does not follow the hiring plan. No objection to law student applications toward the end of the second year, though action may be delayed until grades are available. Applicants may send in their applications without recommendation letters if their schools follow the plan.


Tallman, Richard C.

(9th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L before Labor Day for 2010-11.


Ikuta, Sandra Segal

(9th Cir.)

 

Hired 3Ls pre-Labor Day in 2009-10 and 2010-11.


Henry, Robert Harlan

(10th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Kelly, Paul Joseph Jr.

(10th Cir.)

 

Hired 3Ls before Labor Day both in 2009-10 and 2010-11.


Lucero, Carlos F.

(10th Cir.)

 

Rumored to have contacted 3Ls for interviews before 9/11/09 for 2010-11.


Tymkovich, Timothy M.

(10th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Gorsuch, Neil M.

(10th Cir.)

 

Hired 3Ls pre-Labor Day in 2009-10 and 2010-11.


Baldock, Bobby Ray

(10th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Ebel, David M.

(10th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


Edmondson, James Larry

(11th Cir.)

 

Rumored to have hired 3L before Labor Day for 2010-11.


Tjoflat, Gerald Bard

(11th Cir.)

 

Hired 3Ls before Labor Day for 2010-11.


Dubina, Joel Fredrick

(11th Cir.)

 

Hired 3Ls before Labor Day in both 2009-10 and 2010-11.


Carnes, Edward Earl

(11th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2010-11.


Pryor, William Holcombe Jr.

(11th Cir.)

 

Hired 3Ls before Labor Day in both 2009-10 and 2010-11.


Cox, Emmett Ripley

(11th Cir.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2009-10.


 
Federal Judge  
Notes

Roll, John McCarthy

(D. Ariz.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2010-11.


Evans, Orinda Dale

(N.D. Ga.)

 

Hired 3L before Labor Day for 2010-11.


Carnes, Julie E.

(N.D. Ga.)

 

Hired 3L before Labor Day for 2010-11.


Story, Richard W.

(N.D. Ga.)

 

Hired 3L before Labor Day for 2010-11.


Land, Clay D.

(M.D. Ga.)

 

Hired 3L pre-Labor Day in 2010-11.