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Provides profiles for every federal trial and appellate judge in the United States, including important bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges. Profiles include judge's academic and professional background, experience on the bench, noteworthy rulings, and media coverage. Profiles are provided by lawyers who have tried cases before their respective federal judges.

Provides the biographies of judges presidentially appointed to serve during good behavior since 1789 on the U.S. district courts, U.S. courts of appeals, Supreme Court of the United States, and U.S. Court of International Trade, as well as the former U.S. circuit courts, Court of Claims, U.S. Customs Court, and U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Also included are judges who received presidential recess appointments to the above named courts but were not confirmed by the Senate to serve during good behavior.

Just the Beginning (JTB) provides highly qualified law students from socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds underrepresented in the legal profession with summer judicial internships in the chambers of federal and state appellate judges, federal district judges, and federal bankruptcy and magistrate judges.

You can search for a specific court or judge, or using the Browse command, browse through Leadership Connect for a detailed description of each court's jurisdiction, contact information, biographical information on each judge and key court personnel. Photos, e-mail addresses and phone numbers are provided when available. Current Georgetown Law students, faculty, and staff may sign in with their University NetID for on-campus and off-campus access.

Using OSCAR, applicants can easily apply to federal clerkships (chambers, pro se, death penalty, and bankruptcy appellate panel) and staff attorney positions.

A guide appropriate for current and prospective law clerks, describing the purpose and function of a judicial clerk, the nature and structure of the judiciary, how to apply for and obtain a clerkship, and more importantly, how to perform well during and after the clerkship.

Formerly the Chambers Handbook for Judges’ Law Clerks and Secretaries, now only focuses on the unique needs of law clerks. This handbook provides an overview of chambers operations and the work of the federal courts; it does not provide detailed procedures on every aspect of a law clerk’s daily tasks or review the procedures of each individual court .