Although the mad rush of the fall is over, a number of judges are first beginning their clerkship searches. For students still in the clerkship market, the following judges have recently posted openings on OSCAR:
Judge John Cook
United States Bankruptcy Court
Chattanooga, TN
Term: 2 Years
Term Start: Sep 1, 2011
Judge Rosemary Collyer
United States District Court
Washington, DC
Term: 1 Year
Term Start: Jun 6, 2011
Judge John Steele
United States District Court
Fort Myers, FL
Term: 2 Years
Term Start: Aug 22, 2011
Additionally, a number of new judges have been confirmed in the last month. These judges are likely to be hiring clerks to start immediately, and another set to start this fall. The following is a list of newly confirmed federal circuit and district court judges:
James Bredar
United States District Court
District of Maryland
Denise Casper
United States District Court
District of Massachusetts
Edmond Chang
United States District Court
Northern District of Illinois
Albert Diaz
United States Circuit Court
Fourth Circuit
Catherine Eagles
United States District Court
Middle District of North Carolina
John Gibney
United States District Court
Eastern District of Virginia
Ellen Hollander
United States District Court
District of Maryland
Beryl Howell
United States District Court
District of Columbia
Leslie Kobayashi
United States District Court
District of Hawaii
Raymond Lohier, Jr.
United States Circuit Court
Second Circuit
William Martinez
United States District Court
District of Colorado
Scott Matheson, Jr.
United States Circuit Court
Tenth Circuit
Kimberly Mueller
United States District Court
Eastern District of California
Mary Murguia
United States Circuit Court
Ninth Circuit
Susan Nelson
United States District Court
District of Minnesota
Kathleen O’Malley
United States Circuit Court
Federal Circuit
Benita Pearson
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
Carlton Reeves
United States District Court
Southern District of Mississippi
Robert Wilkins
United States District Court
District of Columbia
Students interested in a clerkship with any of these judges should mail materials to their new chambers ASAP. Do not wait for an OSCAR posting, as many of these judges will begin to consider candidates immediately.
