Judicial Clerkships

Note: Alumni should go to the LAC Judicial Clerkships page

Fast Facts

How to Apply for a Judicial Clerkship

• Clerkship Application Deadlines at a Glance
• UVA Policy Concerning Judicial Clerkship Applications
• UVA Judicial Clerkship Handbook - Deciding whether to clerk, where to clerk, and what to say in your application
• Summary of Application Procedures - Instructions to guide you through the technical aspects of the clerkship process, including how to use CARS and the rules about bundling your applications.
  
• OSCAR - Online System for Clerkship Application and Review.  OSCAR is an Internet-based application program that permits applicants to apply for federal clerkships electronically.  If a federal judge participates in OSCAR, this is the exclusive method by which you can apply to clerk for that judge.
• CARS - Clerkship Application and Recommendation System.  CARS is the Law School’s in-house system for applying to state judges and federal judges who do not participate in OSCAR. 
• 2008 Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures
• 2007 Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures
• Supreme Court Clerkships
• List of Faculty Assistants who will be processing your letters of recommendation on behalf of Law School professors.
• Notes About Using Non-Faculty Recommenders
• Notes About Applying For Clerkships as an Alum. According to the Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan, once you have reached Labor Day of your 3L year, you are free to apply to federal clerkships on any schedule that you like. Savvy 3Ls and alumni will submit federal clerkship applications during the late spring in order to beat the rush of student applications in September. 

How to Apply for a Judicial Internship

• Judicial Internship Manual

Reference Materials

• Sample Cover Letters
• Sitting Judges with UVA Law Degrees
• Clerkships Accepted: Court Year 2008-09
• Clerkships Accepted: Court Year 2007-08
• Clerkships Accepted: Court Year 2006-07
• Clerkships Accepted: Court Year 2005-06
• Clerkships Accepted: Court Year 2004-05
• Clerkships Accepted: Court Years 1983-2003
• Students' Average GPAs for Clerkships
• Rat Race: Insider Advice on Landing Judicial Clerkships
• Ethics for Law Clerks
• Senior Status:  An "Active" Senior Judge Corrects Some Common Misunderstandings

Other Useful Links

• Federal Law Clerk Information System
• Information on Judicial Nominations
• United States Courts Home Page
• Links to All Federal Courts
• Federal Judicial Center

For more information, contact judicialclerkships@virginia.edu

 
FAST FACTS

Number of Judicial Clerks, 2007-08 Court Year, Class of 2007:  50

• 18 United States Courts of Appeal
• 27 U.S. District Courts and Other Federal Courts
• 3 State Courts
• 2 International Courts

U.S. Supreme Court Representation
Ten alumni clerked for the Supreme Court during the 2004-2008 court terms.

Alumni Clerkships, 2007-08 Court Year
Many of our alumni make the decision to clerk after they have worked for a year or two elsewhere. This list includes Virginia alumni from the Class of 2006 and earlier who will clerk during the 2007 to 2008 Court Year.  Please note that the information about alumni clerkships is incomplete.   

• 1 Supreme Court of the United States
• 6 United States Courts of Appeal
• 15 U.S. District Courts and other Federal Courts
• 3 State Courts

Total Number of UVA Law School Graduates Clerking in 2007-2008 Court Year:  75