Scalia Law Places 30+ Students in Federal Clerkships 3 Years in a Row
Hilary Boerger’s (’24) federal clerkship with Judge Roumel on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims is the 30th federal clerkship with a 2026 start date for a Scalia Law graduate, marking the third consecutive year that 30 or more Scalia Law graduates have secured federal clerkships. This sustained success reflects Scalia Law’s strength in preparing students for highly competitive clerkship opportunities and the deep institutional support behind those placements.
Scalia Law’s recent federal clerkship totals include:
- 2024: 32 federal clerkships
- 2025: 30 federal clerkships
- 2026: 30 federal clerkships
Robert Luther III, Associate Professor of Law, plays an important role in the school’s success, in part through his pioneering course, Legal Writing for Law Clerks, which trains students to think like judicial law clerks through hands-on analysis, writing, and oral advocacy. Professor Luther also writes and teaches in areas including the federal courts and judicial ethics. Before joining the Scalia Law faculty, Professor Luther served in senior roles across all three branches of the federal government, including as Associate Counsel to the President in the White House Counsel’s Office, where he co-managed the judicial selection process and helped prepare more than 150 federal judicial nominees for Senate confirmation hearings.
As Professor Luther explains: “For three years in a row—the 2024, 2025, and 2026 terms—Scalia Law has had 30 or more graduates begin clerkships with federal judges. These numbers include two graduates who secured clerkships on the U.S. Supreme Court and 38 graduates who secured clerkships on the U.S. Courts of Appeals. These numbers reflect the federal judiciary’s consistent recognition of Scalia Law as a leading law school for first-tier talent—largely due to the strength of our writing program and the breadth and depth of our graduates’ experiences within all three branches of government given our faculty’s relationships with decision-makers in the Washington, D.C. area.”
Following a study indicating Scalia Law has placed more graduates on the federal bench during President Trump’s second term than any other law school, this achievement cements the law school’s continued success in cultivating the talent, discipline, and experience that federal judges seek in their clerks.