Those of you who attended our clerkship events this spring heard about the new hiring plan that some federal judges are choosing to adopt. Some judges will not be hiring until the summer after your 2L year, but we know that many judges will not be following the new plan. Now that we have had more time to contact judges and discuss whether they will be adopting the plan this summer, we wanted to pass along our findings and encourage you to wait to apply to judges who are on the plan. Specifically, those of you applying this summer can postpone applying to the DC Circuit, the First Circuit, the Second Circuit (judges based in New York City), the Third Circuit, and the Seventh Circuit (judges based in Chicago). You should plan to apply broadly, otherwise.
Judges Following the Plan
Judge Roger Wollman – U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit (Sioux Falls, SD)