Federal Law Clerks Barred From Applying To ‘Political’ Jobs While Clerking – Above the Law
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A law clerk who applies for a job with a political organization risks linking the judge’s chambers to political activity, which could compromise the independence of the judiciary.
— An excerpt from an advisory opinion published by the U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Codes of Conduct concerning judicial employees’ political activities. This updated election-year guidance comes hot on the heels of the committee determining whether new measures ought to be announced concerning judges’ ethics in controversial clerkship hiring.
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