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Pryor is interviewing. He will make decisions toward the end of the summer.
Pryor has finished screening resumes and has contacted those he intends to interview.
I can confirm that Judge Pryor has filled his interview spots and will start making decisions.
June 8th is wrong, Pryor is still accepting applications.
I was reading last year's blog, and it looks like many 11th Circuit judges hired early. Anyone know whether that will continue this year?
If you are interested in a particular Judge, call the chambers and ask. I've called Pryor's chambers and can confirm that he is still accepting applications.
Any word on Carnes' 2008 position?
anyone know who Dubina hired?
Dubina is finished hiring; Carnes still has one spot
Any word yet on Barkett?
Carnes hired a Jones grad
Jones? Is that a correspondence school?
Do you mean Faulkner?
Was Carnes' latest hire for the 08-09 term or the 09-10 term?
Jones Law School is part of Faulkner University. It it an up and coming school which had the highest bar passage rate on the most recent Alabama Bar exam.
More info on "Thomas Goode Jones School of Law"
- The LSAT range for the fall 2007 entering class was 153 - 148. The UGPA range was 3.36 - 2.76.
- The School of Law is provisionally approved by the American Bar Association.
http://www.faulkner.edu/jsl/prospective/faq.asp
Judge Cox is finished hiring; Judge Carnes is still contacting people for interviews
check your facts on the bar exam. It appears the university moped the floor with the short bus school, and apparently the JuCo did better than the short bus. Well, "on the most recent."
http://www.alabar.org/admissions/files/022008detailed.pdf
But the University still dominates the real bar (the July exam).
http://www.alabar.org/admissions/files/stats0607.pdf
Hi, can these _please_ not turn into a flame war about the relative merits of schools. That's really not the point of this bulletin board.
FLAME WAR!!!
Btw, my school and my judge are the best.
I heard Pryor only hires people who are going to practice in Alabama after the clerkship - is that true?
I think it's very helpful, unless you have some other connection to him. I'm not sure Pryor hires many people cold.
Carnes is done. Pryor hires anyone qualified, regardless of prior contact.
He does seem to have a knack for people in his Fed. Jur. class at Alabama though.
Pryor has hired only one person from his Fed Jur class so far. That person was hired for 08-09. Out of his last 3 classes of clerks, only 2 remained in AL.
2:01, how do you know Carnes finished? Are you positive?
Does anyone know who Dubina and Cox hired?
Dubina and Cox each hired 1 UGA student.
No "G," if the information is correct, it should be "UA student"
I heard that Dubina hired a UA and a Cumberland student, and that Cox hired a UGA student.
Dubina hired #1 out of UA
11:42, that is false.
Any update on whether Pryor has started making decisions?
I have not heard from Pryor yet.
Pryor has hired a Duke 3L.
Pryor has hired a Regent 3L.
Pryor has hired a Michigan 3L.
Judge Pryor is reputed to be conservative but fair -- I hope his clerks are ready for some interesting discussions about law!
Judge Dubina hired UA, Cumberland, and UGA for his three spots.
So is Carnes' last spot filled?
Barkett is interviewing graduates
Any word on who Wilson and Black hired?
Black had hired a Duke 3L last year to work for the 2009-2010 term.
Does anyone know how Pryor notifies his hires? Telephone?
Carrier pigeon? Semaphore?
Anyone who applied for 2010 getting responses?
So is Carnes just hiring grads, or is he considering 3Ls at this point?
The judges in this circuit seem to do their own thing with hiring. I think Black and Hull, and maybe Edmondson, are the only ones who follow the hiring plan.
I know Tjoflat and Barkett do not. Also, those two usually hire mostly Ivy leaguers. Tjoflat usually has two Harvard or Yale grads who were on law review or law journal, two Dukies, also on Law Journal, and a wildcard who could come from any school. I think he hired a guy from Alabama last year, and apparently the guy was top of his class, law review, multiple publications, moot court, you know, a superstar.
Barket hires a lot of Ivies as well. I think many have come from Columbia.
That's all I know about this Circuit. Those were the two names my profs gave me as many of their former clerks have gone on to teach. Good luck!
Anyone know if Tjoflat has started interviewing? I've heard nothing but great things about him. He's supposed to be very intense and quite scholarly. I talked with one of his former clerks who compared working for him to the first year of law school, but he loved working for him and learned a lot.
I know that Judge Carnes has hired two for 2008-09, one from UGA and one from UA. He has two open spots.
Do you know the stats (class rank, journals, etc.) of the two Carnes hires? I heard Carnes is primarily interested in rank above other criteria, is this true?
If you have to ask that question, then you aren't qualified. Don't apply.
2:59,
Each judge has varying degrees of 'requirements.' For example, some judges prefer experience (previous clerkship or employment) over a graduate. Some judges prefer a "journal" membership, whereas others specifically require "law review." Some judges are more willing to take various factors into account aside from simply a top 10% grade curve. I have seen questions on this blog regarding numbers and types of reference letters, too, which vary among judges.
Your comment is uncalled for on this forum. There is no one set of criteria that will eliminate a candidate from contention. Hence the reason this blog exists. It is a clearinghouse for those interested in clerking to glean relevant information about the judges to whom they are interested in applying.
One would certainly hope that you do not apply for clerkships with the negative attitude you harbor toward interested candidates. Your ability to secure such a clerkship could create dire circumstances for the new crop of clerks who succeed you. One can only hope that your attitude comes across in any interviews you might secure and that you endure any consequences flowing therefrom.
Agreed. 2:59 is a jackass.
Carnes hired his third clerk and still has one spot open.
Does Carnes place any value on prior clerkship experience, journals, publication, or is he strictly interested in GPA and class rank?
Does anyone know the email address for Pryor's current clerks?
Any news from Judge Barkett?
Any action out of the 11th Circuit???
My judge complies with the Plan, so no calls have been made yet. But I assure you that application review is underway.
10:07--
Does your judge hold graduate applicants to the Plan's schedule, or just law student applicants?
Judge Tjoflat is hiring and has 5 open spots for next year. Apparently he was listed on OSCAR as full, but that was a mistake.
How many spots does Barkett have left?
who took carnes' last spot
1:49- My judge holds grads' apps. All of the apps are reviewed at once.
Is this blog not working?
Anderson is calling
Marcus is interviewing in Brooklyn, NY.
Kravitch is calling
Do you know how many spots Kravitch has open?
Any news on Barkett or Wilson?
Wilson hired one clerk early this week. Not sure if he has any further positions.
Heard that Barkett is finished hiring, but not from her chambers. Does Marcus in NY mean he is finished calling?
Any info on Judge Hull?
In past years, Hull went later than the other COA judges.
Any news on Edmondson's timetable?
Carnes hired one from Texas.
Edmondson, to my knowledge, hasn't started calling yet. He was out of chambers on Monday, so just started reviewing apps on Tuesday.
Fay has not yet started reviewing applications.
Edmondson has started reviewing applications. Just received this postcard today:
Thank you for applying for a clerkship. If an interview is needed, you will be contacted. Best wishes for your legal career.
Anything from Black?
Anderson is done hiring.
Anderson hired a 3L from Texas.
Tjoflat hired a Duke alum who is currently doing a district court clerkship.
Has Marcus hired?
Marcus has hired at least one clerk, who is from HLS.
What about Hull?
HLS stands for Has Lost Sanity, right?
Tjoflat hired a Virginia alum
Barkett follows the plan. Remember, law-school grads are not subject to the plan.
Has anyone heard a thing about Edmondson? It's been about 2 weeks since any news came out of his chambers. I don't think he's calling yet, but I wouldn't mind knowing if he has a timeline.
Edmondson has called for at least some interviews.
Has Hull hired?
Just as an fyi...Edmondson made a few calls during the first week.
Birch has one from Georgetown and one from Davis, with two spots open.
Tjoflat's rejection letters went out.
Edmondson is interviewing next week.
Does anyone know if Judge Wilson is still hiring?
Wilson finished hiring several weeks ago.
Is there any word on Judge Fay?
Both Wilson and Fay have hired UF 3Ls.
Anyone know anything about the just posted Hull position?
As of Dec. 17, Hull had one clerkship position available per a telephone call to her chambers.
Is Hull's position immediately available or is it to commence next year?
I believe it is to commence in August 2009 but I am not certain. Her chambers are very helpful.
I can't apply for the position anyway, but she's a great judge & person. Someone will enjoy that clerkship.
Has anyone heard anything from Judge Hull yet? Her deadline was Jan. 1. I know she was out of the office much of last week at a conference for the Judicial Codes of Conduct Committee.
Judge Fay has finished hiring for the 2010 term.
Anyone have any idea about Barkett for January '10?
I applied to Judge Barkett as well, April 30, but I have heard no response or affirmation that my application was received.
has anyone else applied to the 11th circuit staff attorney position listed on the US Courts website? I applied over a month ago (they told me it might take "a month or so" to get back to me when I called to discuss it) but still haven't heard anything one way or the other. this might not be the best place to post, but i thought some other folks might have some info.
For those who don't know, Law Clerk Addict is covering the 2010-11 cycle, and has a notifications section as well as a section devoted to the Eleventh Circuit.
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