JCI Registration

The Twenty-Fifth Annual Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., Judicial Clerkship Institute

March 14, 21, 28 and April 4, 2025 from 1-2:30 pm ET.

This program is developed by the Federal Judicial Center and the Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., Judicial Clerkship Institute at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law.  In consultation with judges, law professors and subject matter experts, subjects have been identified that law clerks most need to know. Program topics include managing high profile cases, supporting the efficiency and effectiveness of chambers, serving self-represented parties, and an update on pending U.S. Supreme Court cases.

March 14: Managing High Profile Cases 

Honorable James Shadid, U.S. District Court of the Central District of Illinois will share his experience working with his law clerks to manage a high-profile case.  Judge Shadid will provide tips to help law clerks prepare in the event such a case lands on their judge’s docket.  

Please register to attend at: https://fjc.questionprogov.com/t/ACrmZIeF

March 21: A Judge’s Perspective on Crafting a Successful Term or Career Clerkship

Join the Honorable Jeremy D. Fogel (Ret.), Executive Director, Berkeley Judicial Institute University of California, Berkeley School of Law to discuss strategies for creating an efficient and effective chambers, identifying expectations, seeking feedback, maintaining personal wellness practices, and maximizing your clerkship experience.

Please register to attend at: https://fjc.questionprogov.com/t/ACrmZIeH

March 28: Serving Self Represented Parties 

Participants will have the opportunity to discuss strategies for serving self-represented parties with one another and learn more about the role of Pro Se Staff Attorneys in their courts.

In this Court Web episode host, Brenda Baldwin-White, Senior Judicial Education Attorney, talks with Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the Northern District of California, and Judge Willie Epps of the Western District of Missouri about tips for efficiently and fairly adjudicating civil cases brought or defended by parties without the benefit of counsel. They also cover suggestions for obtaining pro bono representation.

Please register to attend at: https://fjc.questionprogov.com/t/ACrmZIeI

April 4: Supreme Court Update 

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and Professor Barry McDonald, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, will discuss some of the most important recent U.S. Supreme Court cases impacting federal courts. 

Please register to attend at: https://fjc.questionprogov.com/t/ACrmZIeJ