Best Law Schools: Whose 2007 graduates are most likely to be employed as Federal judicial clerks with Article III Federal judges?

	Percent employed in all judicial clerkships	Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
Yale University New Haven, CT	41.4%	37.0%
Stanford University Stanford, CA	24.0%	23.0%
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	20.6%	18.2%
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	14.2%	14.0%
Brigham Young University (Clark) Provo, UT	14.0%	14.0%
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	13.6%	12.5%
Duke University Durham, NC	13.5%	11.7%
University of Texas--Austin Austin, TX	15.0%	11.0%
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	15.0%	11.0%
Mississippi College Jackson, MS	11.0%	10.9%
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	15.0%	10.9%
Suffolk University Boston, MA	10.0%	10.0%
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	10.0%	10.0%
Columbia University New York, NY	9.2%	9.2%
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	13.2%	9.1%
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	12.0%	9.0%
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	18.6%	9.0%
University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA	12.2%	8.1%
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	14.0%	8.0%
Ohio State University (Moritz) Columbus, OH	13.0%	7.4%
New York University New York, NY	8.0%	7.3%
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	7.0%	7.0%
Northwestern University Chicago, IL	9.0%	6.8%
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	25.0%	6.7%
University of Southern California (Gould) Los Angeles, CA	7.5%	6.0%
Ave Maria School of Law Ann Arbor, MI	10.6%	6.0%
University of Georgia Athens, GA	13.0%	6.0%
Emory University Atlanta, GA	13.1%	6.0%
Seton Hall University Newark, NJ	36.2%	6.0%
University of California--Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	11.0%	6.0%
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	9.0%	6.0%
Georgetown University Washington, DC	9.4%	5.8%
Tulane University New Orleans, LA	9.0%	5.7%
University of Arizona (Rogers) Tucson, AZ	19.7%	5.5%
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	10.9%	5.2%
Mercer University (George) Macon, GA	12.0%	5.1%
University of Washington Seattle, WA	18.1%	5.0%
University of Richmond (Williams) Richmond, VA	19.0%	5.0%
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	7.0%	5.0%
Temple University (Beasley) Philadelphia, PA	15.0%	5.0%
George Washington University Washington, DC	11.0%	4.9%
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) Chicago, IL	5.0%	4.8%
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	16.0%	4.5%
University of Idaho Moscow, ID	24.0%	4.3%
University of Maryland Baltimore, MD	18.0%	4.3%
College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe) Williamsburg, VA	20.0%	4.2%
Fordham University New York, NY	5.7%	4.2%
Howard University Washington, DC	14.3%	4.2%
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	13.0%	4.2%
Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge (Hebert) Baton Rouge, LA	17.0%	4.0%
University of Oregon Eugene, OR	17.9%	4.0%
Baylor University (Umphrey) Waco, TX	5.0%	4.0%
University of Oklahoma Norman, OK	4.0%	4.0%
Touro College (Fuchsberg) Central Islip, NY	4.0%	4.0%
Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	3.7%	3.7%
University of Utah (Quinney) Salt Lake City, UT	10.0%	3.7%
Texas Southern University (Marshall) Houston, TX	3.6%	3.6%
Boston College Newton, MA	14.0%	3.5%
University of California (Hastings) San Francisco, CA	6.0%	3.5%
University of Houston Houston, TX	6.0%	3.5%
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	7.0%	3.3%
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	6.0%	3.2%
University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	19.0%	3.2%
University of Mississippi University, MS	19.0%	3.0%
University of Hawaii (Richardson) Honolulu, HI	22.0%	3.0%
University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	21.0%	3.0%
George Mason University Arlington, VA	17.0%	3.0%
University of Nebraska--Lincoln Lincoln, NE	9.0%	3.0%
West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	21.0%	3.0%
Villanova University Villanova, PA	16.0%	3.0%
University of Arkansas--Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR	7.0%	3.0%
Indiana University--Bloomington (Maurer) Bloomington, IN	8.0%	3.0%
University of Colorado--Boulder Boulder, CO	21.0%	2.8%
Samford University (Cumberland) Birmingham, AL	12.5%	2.8%
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	10.8%	2.7%
CUNY--Queens College Flushing, NY	11.0%	2.7%
University of Maine Portland, ME	13.0%	2.7%
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	14.0%	2.6%
University of Florida (Levin) Gainesville, FL	5.0%	2.5%
University of Connecticut Hartford, CT	13.8%	2.4%
University of Nevada--Las Vegas (Boyd) Las Vegas, NV	15.0%	2.2%
University of Louisville (Brandeis) Louisville, KY	5.0%	2.0%
Vermont Law School South Royalton, VT	21.0%	2.0%
Yeshiva University (Cardozo) New York, NY	6.2%	2.0%
Northeastern University Boston, MA	19.0%	2.0%
Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) Portland, OR	7.0%	2.0%
Northern Kentucky University (Chase) Highland Heights, KY	9.0%	2.0%
Southern Methodist University (Dedman) Dallas, TX	2.0%	2.0%
Washburn University Topeka, KS	6.4%	2.0%
St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	2.4%	2.0%
University of Missouri Columbia, MO	10.0%	2.0%
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	11.0%	2.0%
University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI	5.0%	2.0%
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	6.5%	2.0%
University of Tennessee--Knoxville Knoxville, TN	9.0%	2.0%
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	5.0%	2.0%
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	8.0%	2.0%
Arizona State University (O'Connor) Tempe, AZ	11.0%	2.0%
Barry University Orlando, FL	2.0%	1.8%
University of Arkansas--Little Rock (Bowen) Little Rock, AR	4.3%	1.8%
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	8.0%	1.8%
University of San Diego San Diego, CA	2.4%	1.8%
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Camden Camden, NJ	37.9%	1.8%
University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	16.0%	1.8%
Western New England College Springfield, MA	11.0%	1.6%
Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA	2.0%	1.5%
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	4.1%	1.5%
Pace University White Plains, NY	7.3%	1.5%
John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL	2.5%	1.4%
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	11.1%	1.3%
Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY	5.4%	1.2%
American University (Washington) Washington, DC	9.6%	1.1%
Hamline University St. Paul, MN	14.8%	1.0%
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	2.0%	1.0%
University of Denver (Sturm) Denver, CO	10.0%	1.0%
Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) Cleveland, OH	2.0%	1.0%
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	2.0%	1.0%
Creighton University Omaha, NE	6.1%	1.0%
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	3.7%	1.0%
DePaul University Chicago, IL	1.0%	1.0%
Boston University Boston, MA	6.0%	1.0%
Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	1.0%	1.0%
New York Law School New York, NY	3.0%	1.0%
South Texas College of Law Houston, TX	2.0%	1.0%
Wayne State University Detroit, MI	5.0%	1.0%
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	6.0%	1.0%
Ohio Northern University (Pettit) Ada, OH	9.0%	1.0%
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	4.0%	1.0%
Drake University Des Moines, IA	10.0%	1.0%
University of California--Davis Davis, CA	5.0%	1.0%
California Western School of Law San Diego, CA	3.0%	1.0%
Albany Law School Albany, NY	9.0%	1.0%
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--Newark Newark, NJ	24.0%	1.0%
Stetson University Gulfport, FL	4.0%	1.0%
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	3.0%	1.0%
Southern Illinois University--Carbondale Carbondale, IL	2.0%	1.0%
Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) University Park, PA	17.0%	1.0%
North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	4.0%	1.0%
University of Akron Akron, OH	3.0%	1.0%
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	24.0%	1.0%
University at Buffalo--SUNY Buffalo, NY	5.2%	0.9%
University of St. Thomas Minneapolis, MN	17.0%	0.8%
University of the Pacific (McGeorge) Sacramento, CA	3.0%	0.7%
Chapman University Orange, CA	0.7%	0.7%
Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	4.0%	0.7%
Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	2.0%	0.7%
University of Missouri--Kansas City Kansas City, MO	6.4%	0.6%
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	8.0%	0.6%
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	1.0%	0.5%
Catholic University of America (Columbus) Washington, DC	14.0%	0.4%
Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville, FL	3.0%	0.4%
St. John's University Jamaica, NY	1.5%	0.4%
Nova Southeastern University (Broad) Fort Lauderdale, FL	1.0%	0.3%
William Mitchell College of Law St. Paul, MN	13.0%	0.3%
Widener University Wilmington, DE	21.0%	0.3%
Seattle University Seattle, WA	3.0%	0.3%
Campbell University (Wiggins) Buies Creek, NC	5.0%	0.0%
Florida A&M University Orlando, FL	0.0%	0.0%
Northern Illinois University De Kalb, IL	1.3%	0.0%
Franklin Pierce Law Center Concord, NH	6.9%	0.0%
Whittier College Costa Mesa, CA	0.0%	0.0%
Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	14.6%	0.0%
Willamette University (Collins) Salem, OR	8.0%	0.0%
University of La Verne Ontario, CA	0.0%	0.0%
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	4.0%	0.0%
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta, GA	2.6%	0.0%
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	28.0%	0.0%
Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego, CA	0.0%	0.0%
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	1.0%	0.0%
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	1.1%	0.0%
Indiana University--Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	2.0%	0.0%
Florida International University Miami, FL	5.0%	0.0%
Charleston School of Law Charleston, SC	21.0%	0.0%
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	2.0%	0.0%
St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL	3.0%	0.0%
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	2.0%	0.0%
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	13.0%	0.0%
St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX	4.0%	0.0%
Capital University Columbus, OH	2.0%	0.0%
University of the District of Columbia (Clarke) Washington, DC	14.0%	0.0%
University of Memphis (Humphreys) Memphis, TN	8.4%	0.0%
Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	3.0%	0.0%

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