Judges Doing Something About Dearth of Diverse Clerks

This article discusses diversity in federal clerkship positions and programs like Share the Wealth that directly place minority law graduates into clerkships. Finnegan attorney Aaron V. Gleaton served as a clerk with Judge Gerald Bruce Lee through Share the Wealth in 2012. “The clerkship application process is so competitive, and I think most students see it an almost an unattainable position,” Gleaton said. “I think some minority students take themselves out of the competition early on for that reason. But it’s important that people who come into the courthouse see people like us behind the bench.”