Talk:Law clerk
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I inteviewed with many judges and clerked at the state level and never knew anyone who even came close to being asked what their idealogical persuasion was. In fact, most judges go out of their way to keep their true political/persoanl views a complete mystery. The old edit was way to general and just plain inaccurate. The USSC does it, from what I've heard, but that's all I've ever heard. I'll trust you that it happened at some state supreme court, so I can compromise with "some." AFethke 16:14, August 3, 2005 (UTC)
- I interviewed with a judge on the Florida Supreme Court whose first question was "do you have any qulams about the death penalty." I did, and the rest of the interview was perfunctory. I suppose it depends in part how you define "ideological persuasion". -- BD2412 talk 16:32, August 3, 2005 (UTC)
We are what we know I guess. I suppose, but the fact is that the death penalty was (is) law in Florida, so if you were opposed to it, then that judge might have felt that you might not be entirely objective (just playing devil's advocate). I interviewed all over Maine at various levels and clerked for 4 judges at the state level. There is no death penalty here so that never came up and my judges did a great job keeping their personal views to themselves. I could honestly say that I have NO idea where ANY of them stood. Very professional. AFethke 18:52, August 3, 2005 (UTC)
- My experience may have been atypical - the judge had recently been appointed straight from private practice to the state Supreme Court. -- BD2412 talk 19:32, August 3, 2005 (UTC)
Anyone have any experience that could shed some light on whether and how the United States Supreme Court gets law clerks with matching political persuasions as the justices?AFethke 14:12, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
For the answer to the above question, please see the new book, Sorcerers' Apprentices, by Ward and Weiden.
I'm confused as to why the Delaware Court of Chancery is singled out from every other court in the country save for D.C. and N.Y. Federal Courts. What about N.Y. Court of Appeals? 7th Circuit?
- If you read the paragraph, the thirteen federal circuits are already mentioned (that would include the 7th Circuit). The Delaware Court of Chancery is well-known for its work in corporate law. So many corporations are Delaware corporations that even if their principal places of business are elsewhere, they will consent to Delaware's jurisdiction since it was the place where they were chartered and its courts have a reputation for competence in resolving corporate disputes. --Coolcaesar 06:26, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
The claim that the Europen Court of Justice's language is French is probably wrong, even if the court is based in a french-speaking city. Please, remove that claim or provide a reference.
I suppose there's something wrong about this page. The only words I can visualize are "I love god" (and who cares?), but if I try to edit this page the full text of a serious article appears in the box. What does it mean?
Ok. The problem's gone. Sorry.
In the "Canada" section of this site, I'm not convinced that the Courts of Appeal for BC, Ontario and Quebec are necessarily the three most prestigious clerkships. First of all, the term 'prestigious' is pretty subjective, and probably doesn't fit. Secondly, a clerkship at the Federal Court of Appeal is just as, if not more, prestigious than any provincial CA. Finally, since Canada is bijural, clerking at the Quebec CA isn't all that helpful if you want to practice outside of the country. That comment should probably be removed or edited substantially. DuRuffio (talk) 22:45, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
