Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Ninth Circuit

Post an anonymous comment with information regarding clerkship interviews, hirings, vacancies, and the like, regarding the Judges of the Ninth Circuit.

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Dylan Drummond said...

From last year's site re: 2009-10:

"Anonymous said...
Anyone know when judges will start looking at law school grad applicants (who aren't bound by the hiring plan) for the 2009-10 term?

March 5, 2008 1:49 PM
Anonymous said...
Some have already started. Typical, however, is around May/June.

March 6, 2008 9:05 AM
Anonymous said...
Has anyone heard from the judges who are already accepting apps for the 09-10 term? (Kleinfeld, Smith)."

Dylan Drummond said...

Via Law Clerk Addict 2009:

"Fisher: Yale"

http://lawclerkaddict2009.blogspot.com/2008/03/9th-circuit.html

Anonymous said...

Silverman: William & Mary '08 Grad

Anonymous said...

Smith has hired a UCLA grad.

Anonymous said...

Will Smith really not look at anyone without Law Review? Does he realize at some schools Law Review is not solely merit based, but has diversity components?

Anonymous said...

Any word on McKeown? I hear she is very smart and great to work for.

Anonymous said...

McKeown hired at least 1 09-10 last year (Columbia 08)

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know if Judge Rawlinson has hired for the 2008-2009 term?

Anonymous said...

McKeown also hired a Chicago '08 grad for 09-10.

Anonymous said...

Kozinski is looking

Anonymous said...

What credentials do you need for Koz? Would top 15% at a T14 be wasting their time?

Anonymous said...

Kozinski's currently has a clerk from a T-14 school, and he was #2 in his class. Still doesn't hurt to try if you think you've got something that will get his attention.

Anonymous said...

You'd probably have to be in the 10 people in your class to be worth a look, honestly. It costs you nothing to inquire.

Anonymous said...

Anyone know how many Koz usually interviews before he finishes hiring?

Anonymous said...

How long after I apply to Koz should I wait before I might get an interview (or when I should assume I won't get one)?

Anonymous said...

Kozinski generally interviews in August. Even if you are from a T14 school, you better be in the top 3 (not 3%, but top 3). The current clerk spoken of was borderline as ranked #2 from Texas. In short, Kozinski only hires people good enough to clerk on the Supreme Court. I believe all of his current clerks (including the one from Texas) will be clerking for SCOTUS either in 08-09 or 09-10.

Anonymous said...

Yes, Kozinski's clerk Scott Keller (Texas 07)will clerk for Kennedy next term.

Anonymous said...

M. Smith may be reviewing L Rev now, no idea, but one of his clerks for 2006-07 was NYU, no L Rev, hired primarily on word of mouth from her district judge.

Anonymous said...

Received a very nicely worded rejection from M. Smith today.

Anonymous said...

I agree. M. Smith's rejection letter was the nicest I've ever received. The "best part/worst part" language was the first such comment that I thought sounded really genuine (and I'm not being sarcastic). Makes me even more disappointed I didn't get the job.

Anonymous said...

Well, applied to A-Koz (HYS, top 15 percent, non-LRev). I'm really just hoping for a real, live rejection letter rather than the painful, bitter silence that's more likely

Anonymous said...

Anyone know whether any of the Seattle judges have started hiring?

Anonymous said...

AK just hired a current law student from Chicago.

Anonymous said...

AK = Kozinski or Kleinfeld?

Anonymous said...

Koz

Anonymous said...

Anyone know how long judges usually take to consider grad apps? I know judges hire at different times, especially prior to September, but is there any commonality as to the length of time between submitting an app and getting called for an interview?

Anonymous said...

A couple of my (former) classmates and I sent in some 9th Circuit apps ~ 2-4 weeks ago and have not gotten any responses, aside from a rejection from M. Smith. I would be curious to know if anyone has been getting called for interviews.

Anonymous said...

I'm a grad, and I interviewed in late May with Silverman and Bybee. I already heard "no" from Silverman, but Bybee was still early in his process, and I haven't heard from him. Incidentally, I also got the rejection from M. Smith.

Anonymous said...

Koz - Also hired from Northwestern

Anonymous said...

are Koz's hires '08 grads?

Anonymous said...

Ikuta has hired one HLS.

Anonymous said...

At least one of Kozinski's is an 09 grad.

Anonymous said...

NU is '09.

Anonymous said...

Kozinski reaches out to people he is interested in. He is almost done hiring I heard.

Anonymous said...

Is Ikuta's HLS a grad or 09er?

Anonymous said...

Callahan and M. Smith are interviewing.

Anonymous said...

When did Callahan make calls? Is she one of those judges who looks for applicants who have a connection to her?

Anonymous said...

Anyone have info on Bea? Is he actively reviewing apps or waiting until later?

Anonymous said...

how about Pregerson? does he hire grads early?

Anonymous said...

I believe Pregerson is done for 09-10.

Anonymous said...

Callahan was calling the past couple of weeks. She prefers clerks with multiple years of work experience, prior clerkships, or both (as stated on OSCAR). No idea how important "connections" are to her.

Anonymous said...

Pregerson usually hires pretty late in the season.

Anonymous said...

Farris is sending out emails that he is reviewing applications.

Anonymous said...

Noonan is done.

Anonymous said...

Where did Noonan hire from?

Anonymous said...

No idea, but Noonan is sending email rejections to other applicants.

Anonymous said...

How do you know Noonan is done? Did the email rejection say that?

Anonymous said...

Noonan's OSCAR posting indicates that all the 09-10 slots are filled

Anonymous said...

Any news on McKeown? Given that she's already hired 2 (3?) it seems that she's actively looking.

Anonymous said...

Callahan has finished hiring for 2009.

Anonymous said...

Bybee hired a Chicago alum

Anonymous said...

Senior Judge Warren Ferguson just passed away. http://www.metnews.com/articles/2008/ferg062608.htm

Anonymous said...

erroneously posted on the eight circuit blog but Milan Smith is calling grads and interviewing the week of the 21st.

Anonymous said...

Milan Smith has been interviewing for weeks - he's also interviewing people this week (scheduled 7/1 and 7/2 interviews.)

Anonymous said...

Jay Bybee (Las Vegas) hired a Maryland Law student.

Anonymous said...

I think Koz has one spot left for 09-10.

Anonymous said...

Rymer is accepting/reviewing alum applications early, but probably won't be making calls for a few weeks to come.

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Anonymous said...

Per chambers, Leavy has career clerks so he's not hiring anyone.

Anonymous said...

Per chambers today, Hall is done.

Anonymous said...

Any info on who Hall hired?

Anonymous said...

B. Fletcher's OSCAR profile says her '09-'10 spot is filled.

Anonymous said...

Per chambers, Trott is not hiring this year. He's cutting back on cases and has one clerk staying on for an extra year.

Anonymous said...

McKeown is done.

Anonymous said...

Kozinski is done. He hired a fourth (reputedly very sharp) clerk from Harvard.

Anonymous said...

Kleinfeld? Brrrrrrr.

Anonymous said...

Got a note from N.R. Smith today saying he's "not hiring at this time for the 2009-2010 term," but will keep my application "for future use." Not really sure whether that means that he's done or that he's not looking at applications yet.

Anonymous said...

Has anyone heard from Judge Paez or Alarcon?

Anonymous said...

Paez is reviewing alum applications with the 3Ls' in Sept. I haven't heard from Alarcon - applied mid-June.

Anonymous said...

5:43 - how do you know? His OSCAR listing says that he will make an effort to review and perhaps interview alums beforehand.

Anonymous said...

Alarcon is full for 2009, but sent out interview offers for 2010-11.

Fernandez is calling.

Anonymous said...

When did Alcaron send out interview offers? When will he be interviewing?

Anonymous said...

According to Law Clerk Addict 2009, Paez hired one Harvard Alum for '09-10. So it doesn't look like he's waiting.

Anonymous said...

FYI The Paez alum seems to have been hired before 5/1/08 (because that person appears in the HLS listing of 2009-10 clerks which hasn't been updated since then.) Not sure if that person was hired during the last hiring season, or whether Paez is actually moving right now.

Anonymous said...

Alarcon has been done all summer.

Anonymous said...

10:03 - what do you mean by Alarcon has been done all summer? Done for '09-10?

Anonymous said...

Yes; Alarcon finished for 09-10 awhile ago.

Anonymous said...

Has Fisher been interviewing?

Anonymous said...

Anyone know the status of Reinhardt's hiring? OSCAR says he's taking 3L apps now.

Anonymous said...

Tashima is calling.

Anonymous said...

Confirmed via call to chambers, Judge Alarcon is full for '09-10 and is not yet looking for '10-11.

Anonymous said...

Kozinski is reputed to be a great judge who works very hard -- clerking for him would be quite an experience!

Anonymous said...

Such an odd shtick, 11:54.

Anonymous said...

Fisher is interviewing.

Anonymous said...

What's up with Kleinfeld?

Anonymous said...

Bea just re-listed his OSCAR posting. Has anyone who previously applied to him heard anything?

Anonymous said...

I'm a grad who applied to Bea awhile ago. I haven't heard anything one way or the other.

Anonymous said...

What does brrr. mean after the reference to Judge Kleinfeld (I'm assuming not that Alaska is cold because that is obvious)?

Anonymous said...

M. Smith hired a Northwestern '08

Anonymous said...

I was told by a former clerk of Judge Schroeder that Judge Hawkins, at least in the past, has split the year between San Francisco and Phoenix and expected his clerks to be with him in each location. Has anyone else heard this? I tried calling chambers but no one was answering.

Anonymous said...

yes, that is correct about judge hawkins. he spends more like 9 months in phoenix and 3 or 4 in SF>

Anonymous said...

2:41 I can also confirm this (both his split and that he expects clerks to come with him.) Summer in SF, rest of the year in Phoenix.

Anonymous said...

So no one has heard anything about Reinhardt?

Anonymous said...

Does anyone have any news about Judge Wardlaw's hiring?

Anonymous said...

I've heard Reinhardt has already interviewed some candidates.

Anonymous said...

Silverman finished hiring for the 2009-10 term some time ago.

Anonymous said...

Reinhardt has been interviewing.

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know anything about Judge Clifton? Has he hired anyone?

Anonymous said...

Clifton just hired a Chicago alum.

Anonymous said...

Bea hired a grad from Golden Gate (Really!)

Anonymous said...

Wow, just wow. I give up.

Anonymous said...

Bea hired a Golden Gate student as an extern, not as a clerk.

Anonymous said...

I can confirm that the Bea/Golden Gate posting was erroneous on two counts: (1) student, not grad, and (2) (most critically) extern, not clerk.

Anonymous said...

Any word on Thomas interviews/hires?

Anonymous said...

Judge Reinhardt has hired three of his four clerks for 2009-2010 (Yale '09, UCLA '09, Columbia '09). The OSCAR posting is accurate; he does not follow the hiring plan and reviews applications from rising 3Ls over the summer.

Anonymous said...

Doesn't Reinhardt usually hire at least 1 from Harvard?

Anonymous said...

I was an extern for Bea this summer and can confirm the Golden Gate hire was for an externship, and made primarily because the person had a previous career as a vice-president of a major international corporation.

Anonymous said...

Judge Reinhardt has finished hiring for 2009-2010

Anonymous said...

Gould already hired one from Michigan; anyone know if he's done hiring for '09?

Anonymous said...

Graber and Wallace were calling this past week.

Anonymous said...

McKeown is hired through 2010.

Anonymous said...

Anyone know anything about Marsha Berzon?

Anonymous said...

Anyone know anything about Marsha Berzon?

Anonymous said...

Thomas is my dream judge. Does someone with top 15% grades at a top 10 school, on Law Review, have a shot?

I can't tell if his being in Montana makes him less desirable to applicants, or if everyone wants to work for him because he's such a great judge...

Anonymous said...

I know two people who've clerked for Thomas in the last 3 years, and your stats are competitive with theirs. From what I know about those who have clerked for Thomas, getting from "competitive" to "interview-worthy" and, eventually, "hired" requires more than just GPA/LR: one of the Thomas clerks I know was going on the teaching market and had already completed a prize-winning paper, and the other had done a significant amount of public interest work and was going to continue public interest work after the clerkship. Hope that helps.

Anonymous said...

Do must judges on the Ninth Circuit follow the plan - as in they don't call until 12 on Monday?

Anonymous said...

I interviewed with four Ninth Circuit judges earlier this Summer (I'm an alum), and three out of the four said they followed the plan for 3Ls, including the one-week reviewing period.

Anonymous said...

Judge Wardlaw's clerks are conducting screening interviews for 3Ls.

Anonymous said...

Anyone know if Judge Schroeder gives exploding offers?

Anonymous said...

Clifton is sending email invites to interview as of just after 9 AM PDT this morning.

Anonymous said...

people getting calls from whom so far?
3Ls obviously

Anonymous said...

Bybee and Rymer are calling.

Anonymous said...

Canby and Tashima are calling.

Anonymous said...

Hawkins called.

Anonymous said...

Any word on Seattle Judges?

Anonymous said...

Tallman called.

Anonymous said...

O'Scannlain is calling

Anonymous said...

Any news on Bay Area judges?

Anonymous said...

O'Scannlain has already hired 2 alums (YLS, UVA).

Anonymous said...

Fisher is full.

Anonymous said...

Wallace is done as of last Friday.

Anonymous said...

Berzon called this morning.

Anonymous said...

Has anyone heard from Graber?

Anonymous said...

Any word from Idaho/Washington/Arizona judges?

Anonymous said...

Any contact from Fletcher???

Anonymous said...

Re: Arizona, Silverman finished hiring awhile ago; Schroeder (gives exploding offers), Hawkins, and Canby (already interviewed a few grads) are calling.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the info - Arizona judges are calling as in "already finished calling today" or "will be calling over the next couple of days"?

Anonymous said...

Any word on Paez?

Anonymous said...

Anyone here from Pregerson Thomas or D. Nelson?

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know what year(s) Alarcon is booked through? Definitely filled through 2009-2010, but through 2010-2011 as well?

Anonymous said...

Definitely appreciate it if anyone knows if Thomas or Kleinfeld have called/e-mailed

Anonymous said...

Anything from Beezer? When does he normally contact?

Anonymous said...

Thomas emailed/called this morning.

Anonymous said...

Bea called to set up interviews.

Anonymous said...

Pregerson called. Thomas e-mailed to set up interviews. Nelson called to set up interviews. Wardlaw called to set up interview. Anyone heard anything from Bea or W. Fletcher?

Anonymous said...

I can confirm that Bea definitely set up at least two interviews today.

Anonymous said...

Anyone here from N. Randy Smith?

Anonymous said...

*hear. It's bedtime.

Anonymous said...

Thomas, Rymer, Berzon, Tashima, Fisher, O'Scannlain, Bybee, and Ikuta all called 3Ls yesterday.

Anonymous said...

Graber filled her interview slots.

Anonymous said...

Anyone heard from Paez, Fletcher, Goodwin?

Anonymous said...

Paez has filled his interview slots.

Anonymous said...

Anyone heard from Judge Nelson?

justin said...
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Anonymous said...

D. Nelson is done.

Anonymous said...

Anybody know of 9th Circuit judges that don't participate in the scramble (i.e. have not yet called?)

Anonymous said...

Anyone heard from Kleinfeld? Is he even still hiring?

Anonymous said...

So is everyone done except for Kleinfeld?

Anonymous said...

I heard a rumor that Bea has finished. Can anyone confirm/deny?

Anonymous said...

4:32 - Rawlinson is a notoriously late caller (won't call for several months) and IIRC, Goodwin was going to interview late due to health issues (not quite sure about that). Also, Browning selects his single clerk (without interview) after the fall rush. Those are the only three that come to mind but I'm sure there are others.

Anonymous said...

Rawlinson doesn't even look at apps til the spring. I believe Browning is not even hiring 1 clerk this year.

Anonymous said...

Heard second-hand that Fletcher is interviewing Thur. For what it's worth, his class is cancelled that day.

Anonymous said...

I do not think that Kleinfeld follows the plan. He is disadvantaged being so far away. That said, I have no idea if he is done. I think he hired at least one already.

Anonymous said...

anyone hear from b. fletcher or gould (both in seattle)?

Anonymous said...

B. Fletcher has long been done for 09-10.

Anonymous said...

Judge Beezer has set up some interviews for next week.

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Anonymous said...

i hear second-hand that Farris has called.

Anonymous said...

per Hall's chambers:

Thank you for submitting your application for a clerkship in my chambers. Unfortunately, your application arrived after the selection process was completed.

I wish you success in your law career.

Anonymous said...

Has anyone heard whether Hawkins has given out offers yet?

Anonymous said...

Any word on whether Thomas has given offers yet?

Anonymous said...

I believe Thomas has offered.

Anonymous said...

Judge Wardlaw has offered

Anonymous said...

Hawkins has offered.

Anonymous said...

Bea, Rymer, Paez, Tashima, Fletcher, Fisher, Graber, Clifton, Thomas, Berzon have all offered

Anonymous said...

Bea hired a 3L from Texas.

Anonymous said...

Anyone know if Graber is done?

Anonymous said...

Pregerson hired a 3L from Boalt.

Anonymous said...

any news on Goodwin?

Anonymous said...

Has anyone heard from Hug?

Anonymous said...

I have heard that Hug sometimes does not call applicants until later. Not sure about this application season though.

Anonymous said...

O'Scannlain is done.

Anonymous said...

What is the latest on Bybee?

Anonymous said...

Bybee already hired two grads, and the comments section of law clerk addict states that Bybee hired a Stanford 3L. I heard he offered a 2010-11 clerkship to someone, so my guess is Bybee is done. Pity -- Vegas, baby!

Anonymous said...

Kleinfeld is calling re interviews.

Anonymous said...

Kleinfeld started calling yesterday . . . and so did Thomas Nelson

Anonymous said...

Pregerson hired a 3L from Loyola.

Anonymous said...

Fernandez hired a 3L for 2010-11.

Anonymous said...

Canby is done.

Anonymous said...

Seattle: Judge Tallman started conducting interviews last weekend. Judge Gould hired a University of Washington 3L.

Anonymous said...

Tallman is done.

Anonymous said...

Gould is done

Anonymous said...

N. Smith is done.

Anonymous said...

Anyone know who Bybee's fourth was???

Anonymous said...

I heard Bybee hired a 3L from BYU.

Anonymous said...

So is anyone still looking?

Anonymous said...

I heard that Kleinfeld still has one spot left. He has made a few calls but is accepting applications.

Anonymous said...

Does Rawlinson really wait until Spring to call?

Anonymous said...

4:36- Yes.

Anonymous said...

What's the word on Farris in Seattle? Has he interviewed? Hired? Any spots left?

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