The Volokh Conspiracy
[Orin Kerr, July 1, 2008 at 4:28pm] Trackbacks
Congratulations
to my former student Jonathan Bond, George Washington University Law School Class of 2008, who recently accepted a clerkship with Justice Scalia for the October Term 2009. Pardon my kvelling, but Jonathan will be the fifth George Washington University Law School graduate to clerk for the Supreme Court in the last six years. (The current Acting Solicitor General, Greg Garre, is also a GW Law graduate and a former Supreme Court clerk.) Finally, if Wikipedia is correct, Jonathan will be joined in the Scalia chambers by another former student of mine, Daniel Sullivan, who I taught when I was visiting at Chicago. Congrats to both of them!
Ignatius (www):
Congratulations from a fellow Section 12er
7.1.2008 6:12pm
Miss Grundge:
"whom I taught"

Bad grammar is like nails scrapping across an old chalk board.
7.1.2008 6:47pm
Curt Fischer:

nails scrapping


I'm loving those scrappy nails!
7.1.2008 7:19pm
Bill F. (mail):
Miss Grundge shoots, and it's an airball.
7.1.2008 8:41pm
Karl Stucky (mail):
Jack Scalia Bauer welcomes him.
7.1.2008 8:53pm
Chris Bell (mail) (www):
Does that make Orin a "feeder"?

Lucky for me, I'm pretty sure I owe Orin a beer.
7.1.2008 8:58pm
GW Law Review Plebe:
Congrats to John Bond, #1 in the class at GW, winner of the Con Law moot court competition, Senior Articles Editor of the law review, and the smartest person I've ever had the privilege of working closely with.
7.1.2008 10:01pm
faceword:
What grades did these students get in your classes? :)
7.1.2008 11:01pm
GCC Alum:
Congrats from an acquaintance at his undergrad. He's a fantastic guy--both well-respected and well-liked.
7.2.2008 9:26am
GW Alum:
MAD CONGRATS JONATHAN!!!!!!! You totally deserve it... I had the privilege of just being in class with you . . . and will soon be able to say "I knew you when!"
7.2.2008 10:29am
2007 GW Grad:
No surprise here. Jonathan is easily one of the smartest people I've met, and I'm sure that having him in 3 of 4 classes in my final semester (when I was a 3L and he was a 2L) didn't help my GPA. Congrats!
7.2.2008 11:15am
TRE:
How do *I* take an OK class?!?!
7.2.2008 12:09pm
GW Alum:
This is no surprise to anyone who has had any contact with Jonathan.

I was privileged to serve as an Articles Editor under the guy, and I can tell you that there is way more to him than his stunning brilliance. I particularly remember him offering to take the fall on a deadline that it looked like I was going to be late on, through no fault of Jonathan's obviously. The guy is a winner of hearts as well as minds.

I hope this is the beginning of a career of great influence and personal satisfaction for you, Jonathan.

Deepest congratulations!
7.2.2008 2:53pm
jeremy haile:
Jonathan was the first person called on the first day of Civ Pro. The case was Capron v. Noorden (if I remember correctly). And he nailed it cold.

Congratulations, my man.
7.2.2008 7:45pm
OrinKerr:
I have to say: the one thing cooler than Jonathan getting the clerkship is the warm congratulations sent in from (mostly anonymous) classmates. Seriously, I love it. I like to think GW is a supportive place, and comments like this are just really cool.
7.3.2008 1:43am
GW2008:
I worked with Jonathan on the Law Review and wanted to extend my congratulations. While his intellect is obvious to everyone, more should be said of his personality and character. With all of his accomplishments, you will not meet a more grounded and sincere individual. Congrats Jonathan and good luck!
7.3.2008 9:52am

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