Sorcerers' Apprentices: 100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court

A behind-the-scenes look at the role of law clerks and their history at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Based on Supreme Court archives, the personal papers of justices and other figures at the Supreme Court, and interviews and written surveys with 150 former clerks, Sorcerers' Apprentices is a be-hind-the-scenes look at the life of a law clerk, and how it has evolved since its nineteenth-century beginnings. Artemus Ward and David L. Weiden reveal that throughout history, clerks have not only writt...