Supreme Court - Clerkships

Welcome. This page contains information about, and availability of, judicial clerkships with the Washington State Supreme Court, located in Olympia, 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 justices by clicking on the name of the justice. Note: This information is effective as of March 07, 2012.

The Court has no official deadline for judicial clerkship applications. Many of the justices 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 justice's application deadline, please contact that individual justice's chambers. See link here for directory: http://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/orgs/112.html

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

• Cover letter.
• Resume.
• Self-edited writing sample.
• Unofficial law school transcript.
• Three letters of recommendation. The person writing the letter of recommendation may mail it directly to the justice.

The address for all of the justices is:
Washington State Supreme Court
P.O. Box 40929
Olympia, Washington 98504-0929