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Apr 24, 2024
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LAW 8137 - Federal Judicial Externship
Credits: 1
Provides opportunities to work in the chambers of the U.S. District Court judges, U.S. Magistrate judges, and U.S. Bankruptcy judges in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas, and Fort Worth divisions. From time to time, students may also have the opportunity to work with federal judges in the Eastern District of Texas, Plano Division, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Students are paired with an individual judge and work approximately 10-15 hours per week under that judge’s supervision for one term, for a total of at least 120 hours. Also includes a judicial externship that meets for at least 14 hours (50-minute hours). Students successfully completing the externship and class receive 3 credit hours (based on 2 credit hours for the externship itself and 1 credit hour for the classroom component). Primary activities are research, drafting bench memos, and drafting opinions as well as observing conferences, motion hearings, and evidentiary hearings. Students occasionally have the opportunity to prepare short articles for publication. The teacher of the classroom component also serves as faculty supervisor for the externships, while the judges serve as field supervisors.
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