Rehnquist Court law clerks
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Rehnquist Court law clerks are the elite group of attorneys who served as judicial assistants and legal researchers to the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court during Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s tenure.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rehnquist Court law clerks canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court law clerks
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group of legal professionals ⓘ judicial law clerks ⓘ |
| afterServicePath |
federal judicial appointments
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legal academia ⓘ positions in the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ private practice at major law firms ⓘ public interest litigation organizations ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rehnquist Court jurisprudence
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conservative legal movement ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| duty |
analyze records from lower courts
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assist in drafting judicial opinions ⓘ assist in researching legal issues ⓘ draft bench memoranda ⓘ prepare questions for oral argument ⓘ review petitions for certiorari ⓘ |
| educationRequirement |
Juris Doctor degree
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law degree from accredited law school ⓘ |
| employedBy | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerType | federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2005 ⓘ |
| hasChief | William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalField |
constitutional law
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federal procedural law ⓘ federal statutory law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highly competitive selection process
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influence on Supreme Court decision-making process ⓘ |
| partOf | federal judiciary of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
judicial assistant
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legal researcher ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
graduation from top law schools
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outstanding academic performance ⓘ prior clerkship experience in lower courts ⓘ strong recommendations from legal academics and judges ⓘ |
| servedDuring | Rehnquist Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1986 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Chief Justice of the United States
NERFINISHED
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Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalTermLength | one year ⓘ |
| workLocation | Supreme Court Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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