Wanted: Adventurers with Law Degrees

    Janet LaRue Romig
    Those up for the challenge are welcome, perhaps even by a judge who brings in smoked salmon and moose stew for the staff.

    Those up for the challenge are welcome, perhaps even by a judge who brings in smoked salmon and moose stew for the staff.

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    Approximately 67 clerks serve Alaska’s State Court judges yearly. Most of these clerks are new graduates, but none attended law school in Alaska. I am one of these, currently clerking for my second year in the Superior Court at Fairbanks.

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