Includes reports and analysis concerning the federal judiciary and judicial confirmations, most notably demographic tables based on judges' ethnicity and gender.
Federal Judicial Center
Offers short biographies of federal judges and histories of federal courts.
Federal Judiciary
General information about federal courts and links to other court sites. Look for news about judicial vacancies, nominations, resignations, and confirmations in the online version of The Third Branch, the federal judiciary's newsletter (Milestones section): www.uscourts.gov/ttb
By choosing the Employment tab, you can access the Federal Law Clerk Information System, a searchable database of law clerk hiring information for federal judges. Only the judges' chambers can post information, and it can be modified or updated instantaneously, as often as the judge deems necessary. Potential applicants can search by court, and can refine their searches for starting dates, specific judges, or clerkship term. The site also contains information on the duties of law clerks, salary, and benefits. Also, under the Employment tab, you will find a link to the D.C. Circuit's web page devoted to information on the new law clerk hiring plan.
Federal Judiciary Library Online
This online directory contains the full text of the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, which includes biographical data, descriptions of noteworthy rulings, and anonymous lawyers' evaluations. It also includes Senate Biographical Questionnaires and Financial Disclosure Reports for federal judges. Users of YLS computers or Yale VPN do not need a password to access the database. If it is not possible for you to access a Yale computer or use Yale VPN, please contact CDO.
FindLaw: Federal Resources
Provides links to court websites, accompanied by brief descriptions of each site.
National Center for State Courts
Links to numerous state and international court sites.
Senate Judiciary Committee
Includes calendar of confirmation hearings and committee actions, as well as listings of judicial nominations and confirmations.
Senate Nominations
Most up-to-date listings of recent nominations and confirmations, judicial and otherwise.
The Vermont Public Interest Action Project - The 2008 Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures
Provides information on clerkship opportunities in all 50 states as well as in the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. You can access .pdf printable versions of individual state information for the entire guide from the web site. To access the files, select "Access Guides" Call CDO for username and password.