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Mr. Hawley is an intelligent man who completed a bachelor’s degree from Stanford, a law degree from Yale and a clerkship with Chief Justice John Roberts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Macon, who’d held a prestigious clerkship with the North Carolina Court of Appeals, did not continue her legal career.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

The way Chua’s clerkship placement system operated was to move around law protégés like chess pieces that accrued the most power to the Chua system.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2024

The State Bar of Wisconsin said that under terms of the settlement, its “diversity clerkship program” would continue unchanged under the new definition.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Practically everyone he knew was urging him to follow the lead of many previous Review editors and apply for what would be a shoo-in clerkship with the Supreme Court.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama