Alumni: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hiring for OT 2027

Interested alumni: Here is the letter we received from the Chambers of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Dear applicant:

Thank you for your interest in applying for a clerkship in Justice Jackson’s chambers. Justice Jackson seeks clerks with excellent legal research and writing skills, proficiency managing complex and competing workflows, and the ability to overcome challenges. Justice Jackson is also interested in applicants who demonstrate a commitment to pursuing equal justice under law. Finally, she values clerks who bring to chambers significant personal and professional experiences relevant to the work of the Supreme Court, including pre- or post-clerkship legal practice experience. At minimum, applicants must have completed an appellate clerkship at the state or federal level by January 1, 2027 to be considered.

Justice Jackson will begin considering applicants for OT 2027 in September of 2026. All materials must be emailed to JusticeJackson_Clerkships@supremecourt.gov on or before September 4, 2026. Applicants who previously submitted materials will be reconsidered if they resubmit a complete and updated application. The subject line of the email and the name of the attached PDF file of materials should be in the following format: Last Name, First Name OT 2027 Clerkship Application. Materials must be combined into a single PDF file in the order listed below:

• Cover letter of no more than 500 words. Successful applicants will use the cover letter to explain their interest in clerking for Justice Jackson and to highlight, in narrative form, the skills and characteristics identified in the first paragraph above. The most effective cover letters will provide different insight into an applicant’s experience from other application materials.
• Resume of no more than two pages.
• Official law school transcript.
• Official transcripts from undergraduate and any other graduate institutions.
• List of professional references. The list should include at least four, but no more than six, professional references. Please briefly explain how long and in what context you have worked with each reference. Please also indicate at least two, but no more than four, of the listed references who will provide a letter of recommendation.
  • All recommendation letters must be emailed by the recommender to JusticeJackson_Clerkships@supremecourt.gov on or before September 4, The subject line of the email and the name of the attached PDF letter should be in the following format: Applicant Last Name, Applicant First Name OT 2027 Letter of Recommendation, Recommender Last Name, Recommender First Name.
  • The most effective recommendation letters will speak directly to the skills and characteristics identified in the first paragraph above, on the basis of the recommender’s first-hand experience. In particular, recommenders should highlight the applicant’s ability to orally communicate complex concepts.

Justice Jackson may later ask some applicants to provide existing writing samples or to draft an original sample in response to a prompt.

No information will be considered outside of the formal application process. Neither applicants nor their references, recommenders, or other advocates should contact Justice Jackson or her current or former staff regarding a pending or prospective application. Failure to follow this instruction may disqualify an application from further consideration.

Justice Jackson thanks you for your interest in clerking for her and looks forward to reviewing your application materials in due course.

Best regards,

The Chambers of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson