And remember, at SCOTUS, clerks do the heavy lifting, so to be chosen is both an honor, and verification of your “creds “
My dad clerked at the federal appellate court level out of college. He loved his justice and repeatedly said he learned more underhim than in law school.
Federalist society and others vetted names
I was curious who they clerked for:
Thomas:
Allison Hartwell Eid of Colorado
Thomas R. Lee of Utah - 1994
David Stras of Minnesota - 2002
Kennedy:
Raymond Kethledge of Michigan - 1997
Scalia:
Joan Larsen of Michigan - 1994
Reinquist:
Steven Colloton of Iowa - 1989
Judge John Minor Wisdom of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1987 to 1988:
William Pryor
Judge Terence T. Evans at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin:
Diane Sykes of Wisconsin
Judge Jerre Stockton Williams at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:
Don Willett of Texas
None:
Raymond Gruender of Missouri
Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania
As an aside:
Laura Ingraham - Thomas 1992
Ted Cruz - Renquist 1996