1/ THREAD. ICYMI—it came out a while ago, I read it only recently—here's a fun article about "academic feeder judges" by Howard Wasserman for @DukeJudicature.
Which judges have the most former clerks who are now law professors?
bit.ly/3jgxF7U
Which judges have the most former clerks who are now law professors?
bit.ly/3jgxF7U
2/ Howard Wasserman has a few different rankings.
Here are the top 20 academic feeder judges in the first ranking he does (Table 1 in his appendix), the judges who have sent the highest number of clerks into legal academia.
Here are the top 20 academic feeder judges in the first ranking he does (Table 1 in his appendix), the judges who have sent the highest number of clerks into legal academia.
3/ As Howard Wasserman notes, "The political imbalance among feeder judges is striking."
You can see it in the top 20 judges, 15 of whom were appointed by Democratic presidents. And several of them are some of the leading liberals of the federal bench.
You can see it in the top 20 judges, 15 of whom were appointed by Democratic presidents. And several of them are some of the leading liberals of the federal bench.
4/ In any event, Howard Wasserman's article, "Academic Feeder Judges: Are clerkships the key to academia?", is an interesting read for #appellatetwitter types.
Check it out—and follow @DukeJudicature—if you enjoy nerding out over such things.
Check it out—and follow @DukeJudicature—if you enjoy nerding out over such things.
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