After reading Article III Groupie's last post, you are probably sick and tired of hearing about Supreme Court clerks. And so, before A3G inflicts more such discussion on you, she would note for the record that she is not the only one with a keen interest in this exclusive clique of legal geniuses.
First, the Washington Post just published a fun and interesting Supreme Court Clerk Quiz, devoted entirely to trivia about the Elect. This demonstrates that many others share A3G's fascination with the Anointed (and that she is not totally pathological).
Second, the folks over at Nomination Nation have assembled this fabulously detailed list of the members of the Elect who signed the statement criticizing the law clerks who spoke to Vanity Fair. A3G must take her proverbial hat off to the Nomination Nation crew for their very impressive stalking, um, investigative reporting. By clicking on the hyperlink for each name on the list, you can find out what these members of the Elect are doing today--and turn green with envy at how they have parlayed the Holy Grail of legal credentials into untold power and wealth...
Third, even Professor Brian Leiter of the Leiter Reports--who tends to blog about rather serious and weighty matters--is not immune to the glitz and glamour of the Elect. In this post, he linked to UTR's listing of the October Term 2004 Supreme Court clerks, and he issued a request for the OT 2002 and OT 2003 information.
Now, if Article III Groupie were queen for a day, the Court's public information office would post historical lists of Supreme Court clerks on the web and/or have a searchable online database of the Elect. The fact that they don't, however, isn't surprising. Supreme Court clerks perform critical functions at the Court, but there is an institutional uneasiness about them. It's sort of like how some limousine liberals feel about their domestic help: "We can't live without them. But we feel kind of guilty about how much they do for us and how heavily we rely upon them. So let's acknowledge their presence as little as possible! For example, when they refill our water glasses, or when they clear our plates, let's self-consciously carry on our conversation without any interruption, as if they weren't even there..."
Sorry, A3G zoned out for a minute. Where were we? Oh yes, Professor Leiter's request for information. Because the Court does not make the lists available on line, A3G is happy to oblige. So here they are: those Young Turks of the legal establishment, who are taking the profession by storm, the OT 2002 and OT 2003 Supreme Court clerks!
OCTOBER TERM 2002
Chief Justice Rehnquist
Leah O. Brannon (Harvard/Ginsburg)
Andrew R. DeVooght (University of Illinois/Kanne)
Robert K. Hur (Stanford/Kozinski)
Justice Stevens
Troy A. McKenzie (NYU/Leval)
Eric R. Olson (Michigan/Edwards)
Kathryn A. Watts (Northwestern/Randolph)
Amy J. Wildermuth (University of Illinois/Guidomaniac)
Justice O'Connor
Emily J. Henn (Georgetown/Niemeyer)
Justin A. Nelson (Columbia/Wilkinsonian)
Allyson P. Newton (Chicago/Wiener)
Cristina M. Rodriguez (Yale/Tatel Tot)
Justice Scalia
Jonathan F. Mitchell (Chicago/Luttigator)
Brian J. Murray (Notre Dane/O'Scannlain)
John C. O'Quinn (Harvard/Sentelletubby)
Gil Seinfeld (Harvard/Guidomaniac)
Justice Kennedy
Rachel L. Brand (Harvard/C. Fried (Supreme Judicial Court of Mass.))
Brian R. Matsui (Stanford/Rymer)
Igor V. Timofeyev (Yale/Kozinski)
Michael F. Williams (Georgetown/Ginsburg)
Justice Souter
Mark C. Fleming (Harvard/Boudin)
Jesse M. Furman (Yale/Cabranes)
Derek Ho (Harvard/Boudin)
Sarah L. Levine (Yale/Edwards)
Justice Thomas
Victoria Dorfman (Harvard/Luttigatrix)
Adam K. Mortara (Chicago/Higginbotham)
David R. Stras (University of Kansas/Luttigator)
Emin Toro (UNC/Henderson)
Justice Ginsburg
Toby J. Heytens (UVA/Becker)
Trevor W. Morrison (Columbia/B. Fletcher)
Elizabeth G. Porter (Columbia/S. Thomas)
Karl R. Thompson (Chicago/Tatel Tot)
Justice Breyer
Priya R. Aiyar (Yale/Garland)
John M. Golden (Harvard/Boudin)
Maritza U. Okata (Yale/Guidomaniac)
Anne K. Small (Harvard/Guidomaniac)
OCTOBER TERM 2003
Chief Justice Rehnquist
Leon F. DeJulius (Notre Dame/O'Scannlain)
Courtney C. Gilligan (George Washington University/Magill)
Aaron M. Streett (University of Texas/Sentelletubby)
Justice Stevens
Leondra R. Kruger (Yale/Tatel Tot)
Amanda C. Leiter (Harvard/Tatel Tot)
Margaret H. Lemos (NYU/Lipez)
Benjamin C. Mizer (Michigan/J. Rogers)
Justice O'Connor
Janet R. Carter (NYU/Posner)
Sean C. Grimsley (Michigan/Edwards)
Ronnell A. Jones (Ohio State University/W. Fletcher)
Sambhav N. Sankar (Berkeley/Pollak)
Justice Scalia
Benjamin L. Hatch (Harvard/Luttigator)
Christopher S. Hemphill (Stanford/Posner)
Robert K. Kry (Yale/Kozinski)
Kevin C. Walsh (Harvard/Niemeyer)
Justice Kennedy
Bertrand-Marc Allen (Yale/Luttigator)
Edward C. Dawson (University of Texas/Carnes)
Orin S. Kerr (Harvard/Garth)
Chi T. Kwok (Yale/Kozinski)
Justice Souter
Julian D. Mortenson (Stanford/Wilkinsonian)
Gregory G. Rapawy (Harvard/S. Lynch)
Samuel J. Rascoff (Yale/Leval)
Jeannie C. Suk (Harvard/Edwards)
Justice Thomas
Richard M. Corn (Chicago/Luttigator)
John A. Eisenberg (Yale/Luttigator)
Diane L. McGimsey (Berkeley/Wilkinsonian)
Hannah C. Smith (Brigham Young University/Alito)
Justice Ginsburg
Abbe R. Gluck (Yale/Winter)
Aziz Z. Huq (Columbia/Sack)
Anne M. Joseph (Yale/S. Williams)
Neil S. Siegel (Berkeley/Wilkinsonian)
Justice Breyer
Ariela R. Migdal (NYU/Edwards)
Pratik A. Shah (Berkeley/W. Fletcher)
Alexandra M. Walsh (Stanford/Garland)
Davis J. Wang (Harvard/Boudin)
And there you have them! If you know any of the aforementioned "It" boys and girls of the legal profession, e-mail them and say: "Hey, now you're famous! You've been featured in the pages of Underneath Their Robes!"
She Is Not Worthy,
P.S. If you're wondering about the origin of terms like "Luttigator," "Sentelletubby," "Guidomaniac," "Tatel Tot," and "Wilkinsonian" (sort of a play on "Wilsonian"--yes, it's kind of lame), you haven't been keeping up with your UTR reading! As explained in this post, "Article III Groupie is working on nicknames for former clerks to the top feeder judges, and she welcomes your input. Reader correspondence has yielded up two so far: 'Luttigators' for Judge Luttig's former clerks, and 'Tatel Tots' for Judge Tatel's. Please help A3G in the noble mission of getting these nicknames to stick by using them at every possible opportunity!"
We are humbled to be showcased at A3G. Our laborious research was made easier knowing that your brilliance was not afraid to engage in such grunt work. You bring meaning in the judicial life, you're the inspiraction.
Posted by: Pozinski | October 05, 2004 at 01:15 AM