[inaudible] [applause] president of the society and im delighted to welcome you to the Barbara Olson memorial lecture. This memorial lecture started as many of you know shortly after 9 11. This lecture started as many of you know shortly after 9 11, can you hear better mark ted olsons inaugural lecture remind you of what it means to be an american and how ourlegal tradition is a criticalpart of our identity as americans. That reminder is perhaps even more crucial today. Both ted was here today and barbara understood this connection. We want the lecture series to remind lawyers of it so they foster legal principles advanced individual liberty, personal responsibility and the rule of law and other lecturers have included justice scalia, Vice President cheney, ray randolph, edith jones, doug ginsberg, dennis jenkins, jeff sutton and justice neil gorsuch. Don mcgann, peter seals, john allison senators tom cotten and ben sasse. That brings us to todays lecture. It is my privilege to introdu
Supreme court clerks to celebrate 100th anniversary, and weve just heard a wonderful panel about experiences and we will hear one about life at clerkships. Joshua, publisher, professor at georgetown, very distinguished distinguished lawyer and author of impeachment, take it away, josh. Thank you all very much for coming, if its okay, i will start by introducing my colleagues in this panel, im joined today by clerk for justice brennan, former chairman , carlisle group, Justice Kennedy, private practice, worked as ausa. Following justice ruben, author of many bestselling books, if i listed them all we will be here a while. His career includes time work at ausa, Investigation Unit in baltimore, Deputy Attorney general of maryland, and candidate for mayor of city of baltimore, thank you all very much for joining. Today we will be discussing clerk and strange topic, literally every clerk had a life after clerking and diverse as the professional world has brought, encompass every field of go
Law clerks and analyze high court decisions. Ladies and gentlemen in this rich and illuminating daylong discussion celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court clerkships. Once again, for nose who are just tuning in, im jeffrey rosen, head of the National Constitution center in philadelphia and law professor here at george washington, university. The Constitution Center is so honored to convene former Supreme Court clerks to discuss how their clerkships influenced their lives and i am so honored and thrilled to sit here with two of americas greatest appellate judges, to distinguished legal intellectuals and jurists who i just had the pleasure of getting to know and discuss the law with at the Constitution Center and over the years. Both were Supreme Court clerks. Both are acclaimed across america for their opinions and their rigor and their approach to the constitution and i just cant wait to ask them how their clerkships influence their approach to judging and the constituti
In this illuminating day long discussion celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court clerkships if you are just tuning in im head of the National Constitution center in philadelphia law professor here at George Washington university the Constitution Center is so honored to convene some former Supreme Court clerks to discuss how they are clerkships filled their lives im great to sit here with two appellate judges and two distinguished intellectuals and jurists both were Supreme Court clerks and acclaimed across america with their opinions and their rigor and i just cant wait to ask them how those clerkships influence their approach to the judging in the constitution will briefly incident show them by the judge sunsets on the us court of appeals on the sixth circuit and he is the author of such an important book i want you all to read it because it will transform your view with the making of constitutional law with other important works and he clerks both for Justice Powell an
A live look at the upcoming term continues with remarks from former u. S. Supreme court law clerks. The George Washington law overview and the National Constitution center started about 10 minutes ago. One thing that just struck me was that there was a component to the interview, but the result was a very personal component and what she talked about is that she really cares deeply that the clerks are civil with each other, and are good people and well get along with each other and with clerks for all the other chambers. She will try to screen for that. That was that, and i got a call a week later and i was obviously thrilled to say yes, and it was an amazing year. So, i will turn to rory little. Au really did in a red and real sense clerk for five justices which has to be the modern record. Tell about how you got hired by Justice Stewart, and then how you came to be the serial law clerk. Many bostons we have in the crowd. If you are still looking for a job. Got there through the backdo