Texas Judicial Clerkship Contact Information

Texas Supreme Court: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/

Applications will be accepted beginning September 3, 2008
Summary: Each law clerk assists his or her judge with general legal research, studying petitions for review, preparation for oral argument, and researching and drafting opinions. Unlike most appellate courts, the Texas Supreme Court has discretionary review only of civil cases and almost exclusively among appellate courts permits law clerks to sit in conference for deliberations. Law clerks may be asked to make oral presentations or answer questions about the law or the facts during conference.
A cover letter, résumé, law school transcript and writing sample must be provided for each justice to whom application is made. These should be mailed directly to individual justices at P.O. Box 12248, Austin, Texas 78711. Information about individual justices is available on our website at http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/about/justices.asp.

List of Judges Link: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/court/justices.asp

Employment Opportunities Link: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/jobs/employment.asp

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (http://www.cca.courts.state.tx.us/)

For clerkships in the Court of Criminal Appeals , students should apply directly to the nine individual Judges. Application materials should include a cover letter , resume , law school transcript , and a writing sample. Submit materials to: The Honorable ________ , Court of Criminal Appeals , P.O. Box 12308 , Capitol Station , Austin , TX 78711.

List of Judges Link: http://www.cca.courts.state.tx.us/court/justices.asp

Employment Opportunities Link: http://www.cca.courts.state.tx.us/jobs/employment.asp

Texas Court of Appeals http://www.courts.state.tx.us/courts/coa.asp

List of Judges Link: http://dm.courts.state.tx.us/OCA/DirectorySearch.aspx

Employment Opportunities Link: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/courts/coa.asp See individual region for employment info

Texas District Courts (http://data.courts.state.tx.us/OCA/DirectorySearch.aspx)

District Court Judges generally do not hire law clerks.