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BY STEVE KNOPPER
ORAL HISTORYAnd other memories of the high courtfrom eight former SCOTUS clerksThere’s nothing quite like being a U.S. Supreme Court law clerk.During a one-year term, clerks typically work 80-hour weeks,performing duties like reviewing Petitions for Writs ofCertiorari and recommending whether a justice should voteto hear a case.
But it isn’t all work. Some clerks have played tennis with Justice William Rehnquist, enrolled in Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s yoga classes, putted golf balls with Justice Byron “Whizzer” White in his office, and participated in end-of-term skits gently mocking their esteemed bosses. And, once their terms end, many clerks translate the experience into jobs at major firms.
We caught up with eight former SCOTUS clerks, all Chicago attorneys, who clerked in 1974, 2002 and many years in between.
‘THE CHIEF IS EATING MY SANDWICH’
