Division II Clerkships

Welcome. This page contains information about, and availability of, judicial clerkships with Division II of the Washington State Court of Appeals, located in Tacoma, Washington. The Court strives to keep this information timely, but cannot guarantee that positions listed as available are still available. You can view biographies of the judges and commissioners of the Court by clicking on the name of the judge or commissioner.

The following clerkships are currently available:

JUDGES	YEAR
	2014-2015
Judge J. ROBIN HUNT	None available
Judge CHRISTINE QUINN-BRINTNALL	One 2-year position available
Judge MARYWAVE VAN DEREN	None available
Judge JOEL PENOYAR	One position available
Chief Judge LISA R. WORSWICK	One position available
Acting Chief Judge JILL JOHANSON	One position available
Judge THOMAS J. BJORGEN	One position potentially available
COMMISSIONERS	YEAR
	2014-2015
Commissioners ERIC B. SCHMIDT & AURORA BEARSE	One position potentially available

To view the official job description for judicial law clerks with the Court of Appeals, click here.

The Court has no official deadline for judicial clerkship applications. Many of the judges and commissioners interview potential judicial law clerks in the winter or early spring, so the Court advises applicants to submit their application packages as early as feasible. For more specific information about a judge's or commissioner's application deadline, please contact that judge's or commissioner's chambers by calling (253) 593-2970.

To apply for a judicial clerkship with one of the judges, you must mail the following to each judge to whom you are applying:

1. Cover letter.
2. Resume.
3. Self-edited writing sample.
4. Unofficial law school transcript.
5. Three letters of recommendation. The person writing the letter of recommendation may mail it directly to the judge.

To apply for a judicial clerkship with the commissioners, you must mail the above documents to Commissioners, 950 Broadway, Suite 300, Tacoma, Washington, 98402, or e-mail the above documents to DivisionIICommissioners@courts.wa.gov. Scanned copies of unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Division II of the Court of Appeals also provides externships for law students. For more information click here.

For additional information, please contact the chambers of the judge or commissioner for whom you are interested in clerking by calling (253) 593-2970.