Researching Judges

OSCAR (the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review) is a secure, user-friendly, web-based system for federal law clerk and appellate staff attorney hiring. Using OSCAR, applicants can easily apply to federal clerkships and staff attorney positions; law school administrators and recommenders can help students, graduates, and law professionals advance their careers; and judges, chambers staff, and staff attorney offices can find the candidates most suited to their needs.

Outlines the dates when law students gain access to OSCAR and when they are eligible to begin the clerkship application process.

This Report offers an analysis of the overall hiring of recent law school graduates into federal judicial clerkships between 2017 and 2019 for each law school. It includes an overall hiring report, regional reports, overall hiring trends, an elite hiring report, and trends concerning judicial vacancies.