The list of OT09 Supreme Court clerks over at ATL is further confirmation that the two leading “feeders” of the Bush 43 judges are Brett Kavanaugh of the DC Circuit and Jeffrey Sutton of the Sixth Circuit, with Michael McConnell of the Tenth Circuit coming in third place.
It will be interesting to see which other Bush 43 judges end up feeding over time. I don’t know the hiring practices of the different judges, and which of them are trying to hire clerks that are viable at 1 First Street, but I would think Steve Colloton on the Eighth and Neil Gorsuch on the Tenth are judges to watch, plus perhaps Ray Kethledge on the Sixth and Debra Livingston on the Second.
Lat’s post is also interesting because he reminds me that there hasn’t been any sign so far (at least that I know of) that Justice Souter has interviewed any clerks for positions that would start this summer.