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associate justice

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A quick definition of associate justice:

An associate justice is a judge who is part of a group of judges, but is not the leader. This term is often used to describe one of the eight judges on the Supreme Court of the United States. The President chooses an associate justice and the Senate approves them. Once they are approved, they have the job for life and can only be removed if they do something very wrong. The current associate justices are Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.

A more thorough explanation:

An associate justice is a member of a judicial panel who is not the chief justice. This term is commonly used to describe one of the eight associate justices on the Supreme Court of the United States. However, many state courts also use this term to designate their judges.

An associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Once confirmed, they have life tenure and can only be removed by impeachment or voluntary retirement.

For example, Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett are the current associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

This term is important because it helps to distinguish the chief justice from the other members of the judicial panel. The associate justices play a crucial role in interpreting the law and making decisions that impact the lives of Americans.

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which brings me to a question, how does washu place in nyc BL? i cant seem to find stats
place in chicago more than NYC
so probably not worth for me to take a loan for washu even if i get in
if the goal is nyc bl and u have to pick between cardozo and washu where you goin
depends on where else you get in, its a great school
cardozo prob has more connections, oci
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
11:25
that also brings me to a question: is it possible to work in Chicago biglaw for a couple years then switch to NY biglaw or is that not possible (sorry if this is a stupid question, I dont have any lawyers in my family lol)
11:25
if you're NY or bust, i would go to cardozo
my goal being nyc bl im really just hoping for a CLS miracle and if not maybe NYU and if not maybe GULC and if not at least Fordham, Cardozo or Brooklyn Law the last resort...
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: from my knowledge lots of firms have offices in both cities and it's pretty possible to swithc domestically, i know that switching to a different country might be an issue but you could read biglaw reddit, lots of useful info on there
i would say if BL is your deal breaker, go Wash U. If NYC is ur deal breaker, go cardozo. Your gonna need to be in the very top of your class at cardozo to go BL, whereas youll need to be top half at Wash U
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
11:26
thank you acolyte
@myproudestnut: WashU seems like a very good pick for me. kind of worried about the St.Louis location but nothing scarier than Brooklyn which is where im at rn LOL but yea, ranking matters sadly. hopefully WashU has a wave this week.
soap
11:27
What do graduates from HYS do anyhow? Big law?
11:27
big law, though some do unicorn PI
Also lots of federal clerkships, and then biglaw or PI after
i've seen some go into Ph.D straight and enter the academia, especially from Yale
There was a few people at the place I interned last summer who went to HYS and it seemed like the path was appellate clerkship -> biglaw -> unicorn PI
triplethread
11:28
honestly yall.
triplethread
11:29
i think im going to take a break from lsd and application checking/stressing
soap
11:29
Would DOL be considered "unicorn"
snow
11:30
thread i think i need to as well
snow
11:30
but i tried and keep getting lured back in lol
I don’t think so, but I’m not an expert on govt agencies
what are pro/cons of PI and BL money and work hours aside?
soap
11:31
PI: more satisfying work, you're supporting a cause that feels moral
soap
11:32
BL: connections, opportunities to travel and attend exclusive events?
Finally I had another UVA status change
11:32
BL pay is also significantly higher
2 months after applying lmao
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