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Day.
A
law
clerk
who
applies
for
a
job
with
a
political
organization
risks
linking
the
judge’s
chambers
to
political
activity,
which
could
compromise
the
independence
of
the
judiciary.
—
An
excerpt
from
an
advisory
opinion
published
by
the
U.S.
Judicial
Conference’s
Committee
on
Codes
of
Conduct
concerning
judicial
employees’
political
activities.
This
updated
election-year
guidance
comes
hot
on
the
heels
of
the
committee
determining
whether
new
measures
ought
to
be
announced
concerning
judges’
ethics
in
controversial
clerkship
hiring.
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