This handbook provides an overview of chambers operations and the work of the federal courts.
Superseded by Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Law Clerks to Federal Judges, Third Edition (2017).
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This handbook provides an overview of chambers operations and the work of the federal courts.
Superseded by Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Law Clerks to Federal Judges, Third Edition (2017).