The Judicial Clerkship Program’s Goal of Diversifying the Bench

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Professional Development

The Interesting Backstory on Some JCP Traditions

By Judge Frank Sullivan Jr. (Ret.)

As a leader of the JCP, Sullivan details the backstories that led to the creation of the program over 20 years ago and some of the hallmarks of the program that have become traditions.

Professional Development

The JCP’s Success as a Diversity Initiative

By Judge Toni E. Clarke (Ret.)

The goal of the JCP continues to be connecting minority, diverse, and underrepresented law students with judges to increase diversity in the clerkship pipeline.

Tribal Law & Courts

Measurable Success for the Native American Legal Community

By Robert O. Saunooke

As one of few Native Americans practicing law, Saunooke got involved in the JCP more than 20 years ago to help address the lack of Native American attorneys and judges.

Professional Development

The Privilege of Participating in the JCP

By Judge James G. Gilbert

Judge Gilbert’s participation in the JCP has expanded his understanding of the challenges underrepresented law students face, and it has left him feeling positive about the young people entering the legal profession.

Professional Development

Practical Law: Clerkship and Internship Experiences on the Road Less Traveled

By Col. Linda Strite Murnane (Ret.)

Along with traditional clerkship opportunities, the JCP introduces law students to internships and clerkships with international courts and tribunals and with the U.S. Armed Forces.

Professional Development

ABA Judicial Clerkship Program: A Stepping Stone to Success

By Agnieszka M. Gaertner

Gaertner shares her experience of participating in the JCP and the useful and inspiring lessons she learned from the judges she clerked for.

Professional Development

My Experience in the Judicial Clerkship Program

By Jose Gonzalez

For Gonzalez, the JCP provided opportunities that didn’t seem readily available, partly due to the lack of diversity he observed at law school clerkship panels and student networking functions.

Professional Development

Finding the Ideal Law Clerk: Suggestions for a Better Interview

By Robert H. Edmunds Jr. and Debolina Das

Edmunds provides pointers for how judges should go about selecting and interviewing potential law clerks. Das, his former clerk, offers insights on navigating the interview process and making sure a clerkship is the right fit.

Professional Development

Want to Be a Federal Court Law Clerk? Meet OSCAR!

By Judge Frank J. Bailey (Ret.)

OSCAR is a web-based system for federal law clerk and attorney recruitment where law school administrators can help young legal professionals advance their careers and where those hiring can find candidates.

Professional Development

Innovative Professional Development for Judges: Peer Mentor-Coaching in the Massachusetts Trial Court

By Judge Kathe M. Tuttman (Ret.) and Kathryn L. Dulit

The Massachusetts Trial Court’s J2J Program is a professional development resource created by judges for judges, grounded on the premise that peer-to-peer mentor-coaching is a highly effective way to promote judicial excellence.

Technology Column

Courts & Judiciary

Scams Against Lawyers, Professionals, and Other Ordinary People

By Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr. (Ret.)

Judge Dixon discusses low-tech and no-tech scams that disrupt the lives of lawyers, professionals, and other ordinary people. He concludes that everyone is a potential scam target, regardless of their station in life.

Ethics Column

Ethics

Judicial Ethics and Law Clerks

By Marla N. Greenstein

In many ways, the law clerk is an extension of the judge and the judicial position. As such, judges may extend their ethical obligations to their clerks, but putting limitations on law clerks’ actions can be complicated.

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The Judicial Clerkship Program’s Goal of Diversifying the Bench