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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:44 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain Typed one (1) order in a year of working, that was the only time I actually used Microsoft word for the year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466160) |
Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:45 PM Author: spruce curious personal credit line (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466181) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:46 PM Author: provocative circlehead holy shit.
i clerked in a non-federal court and i think i wrote over 60 judicial opinions in under a year. that, of course, doesn't include research memoranda. |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:47 PM Author: brilliant field puppy LMAO. I clerked on COA. Wrote five opinions in a year. Did lots of bench memos but that’s just cutting and pasting from briefs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466210) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:49 PM Author: laughsome menage JFC (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466226) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:51 PM Author: crimson nofapping nibblets I recently went to a CLE where this old COA judge who is a notorious alcoholic said computers made it easy for him to work at home. He was using a walker. Everyone tried to hold in their laughter. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466257) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:53 PM Author: Mustard Step-uncle's House Azn How did you land it? Above median from HLS? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466282) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:56 PM Author: brilliant field puppy Top 10% @ CCN (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466311) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:57 PM Author: Mustard Step-uncle's House Azn Thought so. FML, FTGE. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466318) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:10 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain After about six months I was a little put out that I wasn’t doing any law work whatsoever, but then I figured I’d just enjoy the job for what it was. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466485) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:48 PM Author: Citrine Cheese-eating Heaven Yeah this, I wrote like a madman and was miserable every moment. My judge had designs on COA as well so he was really anal about my work product being flawless. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466223) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:06 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain My judge made s lot of money in the 79’s and 89’s practicing law and was in the state assembly for a while. His family owned land in that county since it was British. He lived on a 20 acre spread where there was like a 1/8th of a mile driveway lined with dogwoods. His family owned a majority stake in a successful regional bank. He lived in a town of about 1500 where he knew everyone.
You cannot get more DGAF than him |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:49 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain My judge was the most senior trial judge in S.C., notorious for never taking anything under advisement and always ruling from the bench. He was on the bench for 20+ years prior to my being with him. He never once had me research anything. Mostly my jobs were to drive him around, play golf with him whenever he wanted to - which was like 5 times s week- and drink liquor. It was like heaven (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466224) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:50 PM Author: Citrine Cheese-eating Heaven i tried to cop a clerkship with some old judge in kansas where the primary responsibility was to drive him around but i suspect someone moar preftigious got that spot
i wanted to spend a year storm chasing :/ |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:52 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain Yea I got that job through connections, not grades. He never asked for my grades or a resume, just s long interview that involved lunch at a local meat & three (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466267) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:51 PM Author: provocative circlehead holy shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466252) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:51 PM Author: Exhilarant affirmative action Ok state trial court judge is not a "judicial clerkship" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466265) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:53 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain Hahahaha sure (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466286) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:55 PM Author: provocative circlehead ? it's the job title. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466304) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:57 PM Author: Exhilarant affirmative action It's an unpaid volunteer position in most states (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466322) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:07 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain I was paid (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466446) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:12 PM Author: Exhilarant affirmative action Did you go to a t14? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466502) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:13 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain TTT supreme law school. Went to the right undergrad though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466513) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:16 PM Author: Exhilarant affirmative action lmao dat Clemson ug to Charleston SOL connection ? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466553) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:22 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain Think smaller, more military, and formerly all male UG (less than 400 in my graduating class). Law school was up north “ranked” 60-80 depending on the year, so TTT (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466624) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:26 PM Author: provocative circlehead citadel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466653) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:27 PM Author: Exhilarant affirmative action Still a complete ttt if you didn’t cop an officer’s commission at graduation (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466658) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:29 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain Ehh, less than 30% of my class took commissions. It seemed to work out fine for me (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466676) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:36 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain When I was in school, it was the Clinton years and military downsizing. Nobody thought, hey, in a year or two we’re going to be at war, so a lot of guys didn’t want to go sit at Ft. Shithole for 4 years.
I had serious, serious guilt about my friends deploying after 911 and my sitting home. EDIT: it is the single biggest regret of my life |
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Date: February 23rd, 2018 9:06 AM Author: Magenta insanely creepy background story Ft. Shithole is a great community; soldiers, contractors, and civilians all serve the Ft. Shithole mission with pride (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35468252) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:29 PM Author: Beady-eyed nursing home Do you wear the ring? Thoughts on pay Conroy? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466678) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:31 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain Every day since I put it on 19 years ago. Pat was a crazy asshole but was close with an Uncke if mine so we were cool. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466701) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:46 PM Author: pontificating state Why did you go there for law school? Why not SC law if you were gonna stay in SC? Did the judge not mind your mediocre yankee credentials? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466848) |
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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:03 AM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain I didn't go to SCAR, which was a hard decision. My TTT law school gave me a ton of money - not quite everything but close to it. Thus, I figured that with almost no loans and the connections from my undergrad that I would be in good shape.
I was right in some ways, not right in others. I underestimated how SCAR grads dominate this area, although CSOL is chipping away at that.
EDIT: not a day went by where the Judge didn't rip on my living up North. |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:47 PM Author: Exhilarant affirmative action What level of judge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466205) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:48 PM Author: crimson nofapping nibblets Were you clerking for a judge that took senior status? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466222) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:50 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain He was a chief admin judge but we did a bunch of jury trials. Takeaway: it is impossible to convict s black man of raping a white woman in sc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466242) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:57 PM Author: spruce curious personal credit line elaborate on your takeaway (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466326) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:59 PM Author: spectacular crystalline shrine chad (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466344) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:07 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain Because of the history of lynching, racial shame and such, blacks won’t convict and whites are afraid to do it.
He said that only stupid and young prosecutors even try to do it. |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:23 PM Author: spruce curious personal credit line so if a woman gets raped, she’s just supposed to suck it up and take one for the team? jfc |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:26 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain I was blown away. Horrible. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466649) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:26 PM Author: duck-like really tough guy muscadine has had a few beers and is giving you a little red-nosed fury (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466654) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:27 PM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain Prosecutors work out deals, they don’t try them. I saw what happens if they do (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466659) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:32 PM Author: Beady-eyed nursing home Whites in SC are afraid? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466708) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:50 PM Author: milky thriller piazza Really? B/c I have been lead to believe this is like 12% of the prison population. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466882) |
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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:04 AM Author: Twinkling Filthy Stain You could study black man white woman rape in the deep south for your entire life and still not fully understand all the aspects of this. It's a deep issue. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35468564) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:29 PM Author: transparent wagecucks regret Career district clerk here. Look at the "weighted filings per judgeship."
http://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/judicial-emergencies
E.g. WD La has 270, while just across the border in ED Texas there are almost 4 times as many. Huge difference in the workload for those 2 clerkships. |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 11:52 PM Author: milky thriller piazza Clerking in D. Del. must just be fucking bananas right now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35466896) |
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Date: February 23rd, 2018 8:52 AM Author: brilliant field puppy They’re borrowing judges from EDPA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35468209) |
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Date: February 23rd, 2018 10:05 AM Author: transparent wagecucks regret Why? What's going on there? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35468570) |
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Date: February 23rd, 2018 1:17 PM Author: milky thriller piazza There are four Art III judgeships down there. Only two are filled. Plus now venue is only proper in a lot of patent cases where defendants are incorporated, which is DE for a lot of them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3901165&forum_id=2#35470131) |