3Ls: Apply for a Post-Grad Clerkship with Judge York

The Honorable Jon A. York, Magistrate Judge with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee at Jackson, seeks a judicial clerk for a term beginning in August 2025.  Judge York is a graduate of Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and would love to hire a fellow graduate.  Interested applicants should apply ASAP, but certainly by the July 2nd deadline.

Status: Available, Clerkship Type: Term Law Clerk-Chambers

Clerkship Term: 1 Year, Term Start Date: 2025-08-13, Term End Date: 2026-08-14

Position Open Date: 2024-01-08, Position Close Date: 2024-07-02

Interview Dates: Interview dates are flexible but we prefer to interview and make the job offer within 2 weeks of the Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan opening date of June 10, 2023.

Interview Method: In Person, Video Conference

City: Jackson State: Tennessee

Number of Writing Samples: 1

Number of Years: No Preference

Number of Recommendations Required: 2

Law Review or other journal participation: Required

Moot Court Participation: Preferred but not required

Prior Judicial Experience: No Preference

Legal Work Experience: No Preference

Class Standing Preferred: 15% (From the CSO: Note that this is preferred, not required; if you are not in the top 15%, use your cover letter to advocate for why you are still a great candidate!)

ADDENDUM from Judge York: “I absolutely would consider an applicant that is outside of the top 15%. Top 15% of the class is our preference but we routinely receive applicants below 15% and often invite them to interview.”