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The slate as of a month ago (via ATL):
OCTOBER TERM 2009 SUPREME COURT CLERK HIRES (as of February 4, 2008)
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice John Paul Stevens
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Antonin Scalia
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice David H. Souter
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Clarence Thomas
1. Marah Stith (Yale 2006 / O'Scannlain)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1. Pamela Bookman (UVA 2006 / Sack)
2. John Rappaport (Harvard 2006 / Reinhardt)
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Stephen G. Breyer
1. Bessie Dewar (Yale 2006 / W. Fletcher / L. Pollak (E.D. Pa.))
2.
3.
4.
Justice Samuel Alito
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (retired):
1. ?
http://www.abovethelaw.com/2008/03/supreme_court_clerk_hiring_wat_14.php
For anyone who has recently applied to SCOTUS or for those who may yet apply, you must watch the invaluable interviews Bryan Garner has conducted with eight of the nine Justices regarding, in part, what the Justices expect from their law clerks.
They are lengthy, but well worth watching as each Justice has slightly (or drastically) different expectations of their clerks.
http://www.lawprose.org/supreme_court.php
A helpful comment from last year's site:
"For OT 2010 clerkships, you should apply early (Nov - December '08) to all of the Justices. Then, have your judge update your application with a recommendation in September '09 after you have been in the clerkship for a little while.
Generally, the Justices who hire in January are hiring applicants who have been out of law school for a year or more who applied in previous cycles. But it never hurts to have your application in with them, and you certainly should apply before April '09. There is little risk that your application will be forgotten because the Justices generally only look at new-graduate applications when they are ready to hire---not as they come in."
Via SCOTUS Addict:
"Taken from Amber's blog at http://bamber.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-apply-for-supreme-court.html
How to apply for a Supreme Court clerkship
One of my commenters noted that the application process for Supreme Court clerkships is remarkably opaque and that if you don't have someone to explain it to you it puts you at a disadvantage (does this disadvantage women who have less access to existing old-boy networks?). HLS helpfully outlines this process, but it puts the information behind password protection. Information, however, wants to be free, so I'm summarizing it for you below. Enjoy!
(If any of this information is out of date, please let me know and I will correct it.)
Applications for October Term N should be sent in March - June of N-1. Thomas hires much further in advance, so take this into account.
Apply to all nine justices even if you don't think you'd like to clerk for some of them.
Your package should include
a short cover letter containing the names of your recommenders, the contents of your packet, and the term you are applying for
a resume
a transcript
a writing sample consisting of a scholarly note, comment, or article
recommendations from professors, judges, or very famous practitioners
Send updates to your materials as needed.
To prep for an interview, read the justice's opinions, especially those from the recent term. Do not contact current clerks even if you know them.
Idiosyncracies of the justices:
Roberts: 2 recommendations (may have changed)
Stevens: short writing sample is optional. At least 2 recommendations from professors, at least 3 total.
Scalia: 3 recommendations. Note names of professors on your transcript.
Kennedy: two writing samples and 3-5 recommendations required.
Souter: 3-5 recommendations, including one from your circuit judge. Academic writing samples a must!
Thomas: at least 2 recommendations.
Ginsburg: at least 3 recommendations. Short writing sample plus a reprint of any academic publication you have.
Breyer: 3 recommendations, including one from your circuit judge. Short writing sample.
Alito: unknown!"
http://scotuslawclerkplacement.blogspot.com/2007/04/applying-for-supreme-court-clerkship.html
Kennedy has hired his first for OT 09: Scott Keller (Texas/Kozinkski)
Just to clarify the above post, Keller was a 2007 Texas Law grad.
when do justices start interviewing 3Ls/new grads, or have they already?
About now.
nah, probably still too early. anybody get any interviews yet?
sure, there have been interviews.
highly doubt that. like from whom?
Doubt it all you want. Scalia typically starts interviewing in April, and this year is no exception.
And look at the Justices who have already hired for 09: Ginsburg, Alito, Kennedy, Breyer and Thomas. They obviously interviewed their hires.
think the person's question was about 3Ls/new grads, not the grads the justices have already hired
Anyone know Marah Stith? She is kind of hot and must be brilliant!! Single?
When do Stevens and Ginsburg start interviewing new grads?
Marah Stith is much too good for you buddy!
any movement?
Scalia has already interviewed a few.
Stevens is moving
Yeah the point of blogs like this is so that privileged "insiders" don't just get the info which is totally unfair. So I'll confirm that Stevens is moving
Stevens and Ginsburg are done.
is this true? can someone confirm 11:04?
It's true. The final hires for both were made on Friday afternoon.
What schools did Stevens hire from?
Any more info on JPS and RBG hires? Wikipedia lists 3 out of 4 RBG and none of JPS.
The other RGB is up. One JPS is a HLS '08 grad.
JPS also hired a Yale grad.
Yale '08 grad?
According to Orin Kerr's post on the VC, Scalia's third is a GW 2008 grad. http://volokh.com/posts/1214944103.shtml
Any word on Thomas, he usually moves early, I wonder why the delay?
Pardon the interruption, but here's the current list courtesy of David Lat at ATL:
OCTOBER TERM 2009 SUPREME COURT CLERK HIRES (as of July 1, 2008)
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice John Paul Stevens
1. Hyland Hunt (U. Michigan 2008 / D. Ginsburg)
2. Adam Jed (Harvard 2008 / Calabresi)
3. Merritt McAlister (University of Georgia 2007 / Anderson (11th Cir.))
4. David Pozen (Yale 2007 / Garland)
Justice Antonin Scalia
1. Jonathan Bond (GWU 2008 / Sutton)
2. Steven Lehotsky (Harvard 2002 / D. Ginsburg)
3. Daniel M. Sullivan (Chicago 2008 / O'Scannlain)
4. Katherine Twomey (UVA 2008 / Wilkinson)
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
1. Scott Keller (University of Texas 2007 / Kozinski)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice David H. Souter
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Clarence Thomas
1. Marah Stith (Yale 2006 / O'Scannlain)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1. Elizabeth Barchas (Harvard 2008 / Garland)
2. Pamela Bookman (UVA 2006 / Sack)
3. Vincent Levy (Columbia 2007 / D. Ginsburg)
4. John Rappaport (Harvard 2006 / Reinhardt)
Justice Stephen G. Breyer
1. Bessie Dewar (Yale 2006 / W. Fletcher / L. Pollak (E.D. Pa.))
2.
3.
4.
Justice Samuel Alito
1. Jaynie Randall (Yale 2006 / M. Patel (N.D. Cal.) / Cabranes)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (retired):
1. Joshua Deahl (U. Michigan 2006 / Benavides)
I heard a rumor that the Chief Justice hired a Kavanaugh clerk.
incoming or outgoing Kavanaugh clerk?
incoming.
why beat around the bush...you're totally defeating the purpose of this blog. know the school and/or whether the judge is interviewing?
so anyone know when the next rounds begin?
Generally the next predictable Justices will wait until September - October. Souter usually doesn't hire until the spring, Thomas has always been unpredictable, and as far as I can tell Alito's timing hasn't been established yet.
Supreme Court clerks are privvy to the most interesting legal debates -- they must really enjoy it!
The Kavanaugh clerk is Roman Martinez, according to ATL:
http://abovethelaw.com/2008/07/supreme_court_clerk_hiring_wat_13.php
anyone know if there's any activity?
yeah, I don't know if all this silence is a good sign (because no one else is being hired), or a bad sign (because I sent in my app after the latest flurry and haven't heard anything).
interviews being scheduled now?
seriously, nothings happening?
Alito has done some interviewing this fall.
I have a question if any of you would be so kind as to provide me with an answer! I had thought it common practice that district court and appellate judges would write letters of recommendation for their clerks when they apply to the Supreme Court. However, I was recently informed that it is a violation of the Judicial Code of Ethics for a federal judge to write any letter of recommendation for a law clerk.
Does anyone know whether or not that specific regulation applies to letters of recommendation to clerk on the Supreme Court?
I have not heard about that rule before. I know that Justice Souter specifically requests that your application include a letter of recommendation from your current judge; his Chambers sends a letter confirming receipt of your material and asking for a letter from the judge for whom you are clerking, by a particular deadline. So that seems to contradict whatever ethics rule you found.
As best I can tell, your question triggers Canon 2(B) of Model Code of Judicial Ethics. In relevant part, that Canon states: "A judge shall not lend the prestige of judicial office to advance the private interests of the judge or others; nor shall a judge convey or permit others to convey the impression that they are in a special position to influence the judge. A judge shall not testify voluntarily as a character witness."
From this, an obvious question arises: If your judge is giving you a letter of recommendation, is he trying to influence the recipient by the prestige of the judge's official position? Simply put, if your judge writes you a letter without forming a her own opinion of your abilities as a law clerk, the judge is likely in violation (or, at least, not in compliance with the spirit) of the Canon.
Notice, too, the following commentary accompanying the Canon: "Although a judge should be sensitive to possible abuse of the prestige of office, a judge may, based on the judge’s personal knowledge, serve as a reference or provide a letter of recommendation."
Bottom line seems to be that you're on solid ground to ask and receive a letter of recommendation based on your judge's personal experience with you. That's why countless judicial clerks have come to rely on their former bosses for a recommendation. It matters not, it seems, whether your judge is recommending you for a Supreme Court clerkship or for any other job. What matters is that your judge has some basis for recommending you. If he does, there are no obvious ethical problems.
Breyer is interviewing
On a slightly different note, does anyone know if the Bristow fellows have been chosen yet?
breyer hired a 2007 harvard grad
does this mean breyer is done?
The slate as of today (via ATL)
OCTOBER TERM 2009 SUPREME COURT CLERK HIRES (as of November 21, 2008)
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
1. Roman Martinez (Yale 2008 / Kavanaugh)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice John Paul Stevens
1. Hyland Hunt (U. Michigan 2008 / D. Ginsburg)
2. Adam Jed (Harvard 2008 / Calabresi)
3. Merritt McAlister (University of Georgia 2007 / Anderson (11th Cir.))
4. David Pozen (Yale 2007 / Garland)
Justice Antonin Scalia
1. Jonathan Bond (GWU 2008 / Sutton)
2. Steven Lehotsky (Harvard 2002 / D. Ginsburg)
3. Daniel M. Sullivan (Chicago 2008 / O'Scannlain)
4. Katherine Twomey (UVA 2008 / Wilkinson)
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
1. Scott Keller (University of Texas 2007 / Kozinski)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice David H. Souter
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Clarence Thomas
1. Marah Stith (Yale 2006 / O'Scannlain)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1. Elizabeth Barchas (Harvard 2008 / Garland)
2. Pamela Bookman (UVA 2006 / Sack)
3. Vincent Levy (Columbia 2007 / D. Ginsburg)
4. John Rappaport (Harvard 2006 / Reinhardt)
For October Term 2010:
1. Amy Bergquist (U. Minnesota 2007 / W. Fletcher / J. Tunheim (D. Minn.))
2. David Newman (Yale 2006 / Katzmann / Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.))
Justice Stephen G. Breyer
1. Andrew Crespo (Harvard 2008 / Reinhardt)
2. Bessie Dewar (Yale 2006 / W. Fletcher / L. Pollak (E.D. Pa.))
3. Chris Fonzone (Harvard 2007 / Wilkinson)
4. Jennifer Nou (Yale 2008 / Posner)
Justice Samuel Alito
1. Jaynie Randall (Yale 2006 / M. Patel (N.D. Cal.) / Cabranes)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (retired):
1. Joshua Deahl (U. Michigan 2006 / Benavides)
In addition to the Kozinski clerk ATL reported as being hired by Breyer for 2010, Breyer also hired a Yale '08 grad for 2010.
who's the clerk? kristen?
breyer also hired a harvard 08 for 2010
the yale 08 person is a current calabresi clerk
The updated list via Lat:
OCTOBER TERM 2009 SUPREME COURT CLERK HIRES (as of November 21, 2008)
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
1. Roman Martinez (Yale 2008 / Kavanaugh)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice John Paul Stevens
1. Hyland Hunt (U. Michigan 2008 / D. Ginsburg)
2. Adam Jed (Harvard 2008 / Calabresi)
3. Merritt McAlister (University of Georgia 2007 / Anderson (11th Cir.))
4. David Pozen (Yale 2007 / Garland)
Justice Antonin Scalia
1. Jonathan Bond (GWU 2008 / Sutton)
2. Steven Lehotsky (Harvard 2002 / D. Ginsburg)
3. Daniel M. Sullivan (Chicago 2008 / O'Scannlain)
4. Katherine Twomey (UVA 2008 / Wilkinson)
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
1. Scott Keller (University of Texas 2007 / Kozinski)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice David H. Souter
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Clarence Thomas
1. Elizabeth Papez (Harvard 1999 / Boggs)
2. Marah Stith (Yale 2006 / O'Scannlain)
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1. Elizabeth Barchas (Harvard 2008 / Garland)
2. Pamela Bookman (UVA 2006 / Sack)
3. Vincent Levy (Columbia 2007 / D. Ginsburg)
4. John Rappaport (Harvard 2006 / Reinhardt)
For October Term 2010:
1. Amy Bergquist (U. Minnesota 2007 / W. Fletcher / J. Tunheim (D. Minn.))
2. David Newman (Yale 2006 / Katzmann / Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.))
Justice Stephen G. Breyer
1. Andrew Crespo (Harvard 2008 / Reinhardt)
2. Bessie Dewar (Yale 2006 / W. Fletcher / L. Pollak (E.D. Pa.))
3. Chris Fonzone (Harvard 2007 / Wilkinson)
4. Jennifer Nou (Yale 2008 / Posner)
For October Term 2010:
1. Erika Myers (Stanford 2008 / Kozinski)
2. Natalie Ram (Yale 2008 / Calabresi)
3. David Zionts (Harvard 2008 / Garland)
Justice Samuel Alito
1. Jaynie Randall (Yale 2006 / M. Patel (N.D. Cal.) / Cabranes)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (retired):
1. Joshua Deahl (U. Michigan 2006 / Benavides)
kennedy is doing screening interviews
Roberts is interviewing
Is Thomas going to fill out his last 2 slots with other OLC people once Bush leaves and they are out of work?
On a more serious note than that of the previous commenter, what do we know about Justice Thomas's OT09 (and 2010?) hiring? Is he doing screeners, and if so, who's involved in that process? Is there a time when he'll screen and hire for all slots or is it more of a rolling basis? Any information at all will be helpful.
Does Roberts screen or just invite candidates for personal interviews as the only step?
anybody heard anything on bristow fellowships?
Thomas has scheduled interviews
6:16- for when? 2010?
alito has made hires
i'm also curious about bristow announcements. . . does the OSG wait to poach people who just missed SCOTUS? If so, does that mean it will take until SCOTUS is done to announce?
who'd alito pick up? school/coa judge?
My understanding is Thomas screens. At least some of the screening is apparently done through John Yoo.
Kennedy has scheduled actual (non-screening) interviews
bristows have all been awarded
schools/coa judges?
does anyone know who the Bristows are?
Above the Law confirms the Bristows have been awarded--but not, apparently, to Yale applicants.
http://abovethelaw.com/2009/01/bristow_fellowships_announced.php
Michigan got a Bristow.
NYU/Kozinski
Georgetown/Tatel
Michigan/Gorsuch
Texas/Randolph
any more hires? or are they just hiring really late this year
Roberts hired two.
Thomas is moving.
who'd he hire?
one of roberts' is a yale 07 grad
Roberts has 3 spots open. He hired only two?
He only hires 4, even though he could hire 5.
Right, but 1:02's point is that so far, only one of Roberts' hires is known. Now come reports that he has hired two more, which still leaves one of the 4 spots unaccounted for.
Can we get COA judge's names for the Roberts hires?
Roberts is done
who? coa judge? school?
sutton / uva 07
Breyer has filled all four of his OT2010 spots.
roberts COA judges: wilkinson, s. williams and sutton. can we get the COA judge/school for breyer?
what are the schools for roberts?
the chief: wilkinson/stanford, s. williams/yale, kavanaugh/yale, and sutton/UVA
AMK has hired.
who?
Justice ANTHONY KENNEDY
no kidding. i meant who did he hire?
according to abovethelaw.com:
kennedy hired richard re (yale 2008 / kavanaugh); dan epps (harvard 2008 / wilkinson); allon kedem (yale 2006 / leval / OLC); Misha Tseytlin (GULC 06/Kozinski) for OT09.
That makes for 5 AMK hires for OT 09...I assume one of the 4 listed on abovethelaw is for OT 10?
who's the 4th breyer clerk?
Via Michael Ricciardelli at Seton Hall--Lucas Townsend, an '04 Seton Hall grad and former clerk to Judge Barry on the 3d Circuit, has been hired by J. Alito for the October Term 2009.
when does stuff typically start happening for 2010-11 hires? screening interviews, etc
Which Justices send letters confirming receipt of your application? Thanks!
10:30--Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer send letters or postcards confirming receipt of applications.
3:37--the hiring process is spread out since each Justice operates on his/her own schedule. Most justices do not do "screening" interviews. Some justices have already hired for 2010-2011. The earliest that current 3Ls will be interviewed and hired is probably May or so.
The updated OT '09 and '10 lists as of 2/3 (via ATL):
OCTOBER TERM 2009 SUPREME COURT CLERK HIRES (as of February 3, 2009)
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
1. Roman Martinez (Yale 2008 / Kavanaugh)
2. James M. McDonald (UVA 2007 / Sutton)
3. Stephen Sachs (Yale 2007 / S. Williams)
4. Erik Zimmerman (Stanford 2007 / Wilkinson)
Justice John Paul Stevens
1. Hyland Hunt (U. Michigan 2008 / D. Ginsburg)
2. Adam Jed (Harvard 2008 / Calabresi)
3. Merritt McAlister (University of Georgia 2007 / Anderson (11th Cir.))
4. David Pozen (Yale 2007 / Garland)
Justice Antonin Scalia
1. Jonathan Bond (GWU 2008 / Sutton)
2. Steven Lehotsky (Harvard 2002 / D. Ginsburg)
3. Daniel M. Sullivan (Chicago 2008 / O'Scannlain)
4. Katherine Twomey (UVA 2008 / Wilkinson)
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
1. Daniel Epps (Harvard 2008 / Wilkinson)
2. Allon Kedem (Yale 2005 / Leval / Kravitz (D. Conn.))
3. Scott Keller (University of Texas 2007 / Kozinski)
4. Misha Tseytlin (Georgetown 2006 / Kozinski / Brown (D.C. Cir.))
Justice David H. Souter
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Clarence Thomas
1. Elizabeth Papez (Harvard 1999 / Boggs)
2. Marah Stith (Yale 2006 / O'Scannlain)
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1. Elizabeth Barchas (Harvard 2008 / Garland)
2. Pamela Bookman (UVA 2006 / Sack)
3. Vincent Levy (Columbia 2007 / D. Ginsburg)
4. John Rappaport (Harvard 2006 / Reinhardt)
Justice Stephen G. Breyer
1. Andrew Crespo (Harvard 2008 / Reinhardt)
2. Bessie Dewar (Yale 2006 / W. Fletcher / L. Pollak (E.D. Pa.))
3. Chris Fonzone (Harvard 2007 / Wilkinson)
4. Jennifer Nou (Yale 2008 / Posner)
Justice Samuel Alito
1. Amit Agarwal (Georgetown / Kavanaugh)
2. K. Winn Allen (UVA / Sutton)
3. Jaynie Randall (Yale 2006 / M. Patel (N.D. Cal.) / Cabranes)
4. Lucas Townsend (Seton Hall 2004 / Ackerman (D.N.J.) / Trump Barry)
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (retired):
1. Joshua Deahl (U. Michigan 2006 / Benavides)
OCTOBER TERM 2010 SUPREME COURT CLERK HIRES
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice John Paul Stevens
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Antonin Scalia
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
1. Richard Re (Yale 2008 / Kavanaugh)
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice David H. Souter
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Clarence Thomas
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1. Amy Bergquist (U. Minnesota 2007 / W. Fletcher / J. Tunheim (D. Minn.))
2. David Newman (Yale 2006 / Katzmann / Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.))
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Stephen G. Breyer
1. Erika Myers (Stanford 2008 / Kozinski)
2. Brian Netter (Yale 2006 / Rogers (D.C. Cir.))
3. Natalie Ram (Yale 2008 / Calabresi)
4. David Zionts (Harvard 2008 / Garland)
Justice Samuel Alito
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (retired):
1. ?
Anyone know for sure if Thomas is done for OT09, or if he's hired anyone for OT10?
what is going on with souter?
any word on when RBG will start looking for her other two OT'10 clerks?
Anybody know if Thomas has his other 2 clerks for OT09? What are his OT09 2 doing since the change in administration? Still at OLC?
Seriously, anyone have any word on Souter making any moves, even if just interview offers?
Isn't it suspected that Souter may retire, which would explain why he has yet to hire for 09'?
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I have almost died several times due to ongoing criminal acts of cruelty and terrorism. I have been illegally detained 4x (3x in Baton Rouge, LA where corruption is common) and while detained, evidence and money were stolen as well as intentional criminal misdiagnosis to discredit me so justice would not occur. My sister, Pamela L. Price 506 ½ North Park Street McLeansboro, IL 62859 (phone 1-618-308-2409), has been illegally incarcerated as an intimidation tactic so I would not seek justice. All my efforts to obtain justice for her have been illegally blocked. Persons are illegally trying to take custody of her children, grandchild. Pam gave copies of evidence for me to a Carbondale, IL FBI Agent in 2003, but no action was taken as required by law as probable cause was established. Pam is in need of an attorney and emergency funds immediately as I do.
I also prepared a detailed account of human rights violations and placed the info on several free e-mail accounts (yahoo, myway, fastmail, Inbox, Care2), but persons illegally blocked access to opening several (yahoo, myway, fastmail) so I and others could not send or retrieve info to help me obtain justice. All e-mails sent did not arrive to addressee.
Due to the inaction of those contacted with a legal obligation to investigate, protect my rights, I filed a pro se civil action lawsuit, 05-1302-JVPr-SCR, on 11/3/05 in federal court (777 Florida St. Baton Rouge, LA 70801). The pro se lawsuit was written as such that its denial on any grounds would be a violation of the U.S. constitution as copies of evidence were enclosed. Post filing, proper legal procedure was not followed. Due to the unusual nature of the lawsuit, I included a Bill of Determinants with details of human rights violations along with 100pps. + of copies of evidence so the court could take immediate action. None was taken. Attempts to file Writs of Certiorari (where original jurisdiction was established) with individual U.S. Supreme Court Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, Stevens, and Kennedy were illegally blocked. One writ document appeared on my doorstep on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2006-mail is not delivered on Saturday! Attempts to contact the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals 600 S Maestri Place New Orleans, LA 70130 on 8/16/07 to file a Complaint of Misconduct (07-05-351-0117, 0118) was also blocked. Proper legal procedure was not followed. I also filed a Petition for Review for the Judicial Review Commission at the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals. It was sent by certified mail, but it was never delivered according to track & confirm. I received a response anyway stating the complaint was dismissed. I sent another copy of the Petition for Review on 9/4/07 to U.S. Federal Court of Appeals 300 Camp St. New Orleans, LA 70130 (I was given two different addresses), but there was no response. Mail fraud continued blocking all attempts to get the human rights violations settled in court, another human rights violation. Documents were signed by deputy clerk Shelley Saltzmann whose name appeared as a judge on an internet site of the Court of Appeals.
Human rights violations: denial of 1. freedom of religion (right to self-determination), 2. freedom of speech (right to speak the truth), 3. right to legal counsel, 4. right to privacy, 5. right to all personal property, 6. right to economic freedom, 7. right to due process, 8. right to equal protection, 9. right to basic health care of my choice. Medicare Fraud, Legal malpractice, Medical Negligence Fraud Cover-up are also involved.
Sincerely,
Mary Price, Ph.D.
Please forward a copy of this correspondence to and have it hand delivered to U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stevens, Breyer, Ginsburg, Kennedy, and Souter only, not clerk of court personnel at 1 First Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20543. “Injustice anywhere is a danger to justice everywhere.” “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. Call me a revolutionary.” Contact info: 225-281-2792. Mary Price 1096 Aberdeen Ave. Baton Rouge, LA 70808. Speak to me only.
Justice Scalia has conducted at least one interview for OT 2010.
MSNBC reports Souter is retiring:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30508968/
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 Supreme Court.
that website is unreadably bad
Agreed, 5:23. The format is terrible and it is impossible to navigate.
Justice Ginsburg has hired a Harvard 3L for October Term 2010.
Will someone please have the audacity to contact soon-to-be Justice Sotomayor's chambers and ask if she is currently accepting law clerk applications for OT 2010?
Based upon my limited experience with nominated judges for circuit courts, judges pretty much refuse to discuss potential clerkships until after the confirmation. That said, you should be talking to professors with connections to Sotomayor who might help, and you should be prepared to drop a FedEx package in the mail the day the Senate votes. She's got too much on her plate to worry about clerks she may never have if she doesn't get past the confirmation process, so relax.
Can we get a judge name for the RBG 2010 hire?
Garland
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