law clerk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of law clerk
First recorded in 1760–65
Example Sentences
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Davis subsequently spent a year as a law clerk for the new Justice, and then served as chief nominations counsel for the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
While Conor has been in prison, he's volunteered as a law clerk, facilitated classes about accountability and restorative justice, and spoken in a video about teen dating violence.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
She's a law professor at the University of Michigan and once worked as a law clerk for former Justice Anthony Kennedy.
From Salon • May 16, 2025
Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, 64, has worked for the government since graduating from Harvard Law School, working as a law clerk for a U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024
She became a law clerk, a teacher, and the superintendent of schools in Mason City, Iowa, before devoting her career to suffrage.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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