2026 Plan Hiring Thread Forum

[slsstudent128]

Getting this started in advance of plan outreach starting tomorrow. Anybody hear early murmurs from judges yet?

[Anonymous User]

As a recent SDNY clerk I wanted to share that if you don’t hear back today, things will be alright. I remember the stress of Plan Day, and waiting for a call that never came. I got several interviews in the fall from applications I submitted in the summer, and ended up clerking for a judge in SDNY whom I adore. And when I was a clerk, my judge did not hire on Plan Day but instead we took our time to read each application carefully and conducted our hiring in late summer/early fall. So even if you don’t hear back today, let this be your sign that everything will be just fine.

[tp123]

I got one interview request with a district court right at 12 pm eastern. Nothing else yet (top 5% at MVPD, sent out about 60 apps across districts and circuits).

[Anonymous User]

What has movement looked like for DC Cir / 9th / 2nd?

[Anonymous User]

What has movement looked like for DC Cir / 9th / 2nd?

All the judges you'd expect moved at noon today.

[Anonymous User]

What has movement looked like for DC Cir / 9th / 2nd?

All the judges you'd expect moved at noon today.

who are the judges we'd expect to move?

[Anonymous User]

What has movement looked like for DC Cir / 9th / 2nd?

All the judges you'd expect moved at noon today.

who are the judges we'd expect to move?

[Anonymous User]

do most judges send out all their interview requests at noon, or do they wait/stagger? if you don't have a request by this point, how joever is it?

[pod_fief_0z]

I’m assuming a lot of the big feeder judges, and/or judges in the most competitive districts (e.g., SDNY, DC, NDCA, etc.)

[Anonymous User]

Any movement from Walker or Sullivan (CA2), Cronan, Engelmayer or Karas (SDNY), Kovner or Komitee (EDNY)?

[anonlawclerk]

Any movement from Walker or Sullivan (CA2), Cronan, Engelmayer or Karas (SDNY), Kovner or Komitee (EDNY)?

I've seen movement from Sullivan, Cronan, Engelmayer, Karas, Kovner, and Komitee. Not sure Walker.

[Anonymous User]

Has Oetken moved?

[Anonymous User]

Any movement on the 8th circuit?

[Anonymous User]

Any movement from Walker or Sullivan (CA2), Cronan, Engelmayer or Karas (SDNY), Kovner or Komitee (EDNY)?

I've seen movement from Sullivan, Cronan, Engelmayer, Karas, Kovner, and Komitee. Not sure Walker.

Walker has moved.

[Anonymous User]

Any movement from Walker or Sullivan (CA2), Cronan, Engelmayer or Karas (SDNY), Kovner or Komitee (EDNY)?

I've seen movement from Sullivan, Cronan, Engelmayer, Karas, Kovner, and Komitee. Not sure Walker.

Walker has moved.

Welp. I’m out (geographically limited)

[anonlawclerk]

Any movement from Montecalvo in the First Circuit?

[Anonymous User]

Any movement on Abrams?

[Anonymous User]

Any movement on Abrams?

[Anonymous User]

is it just me or is CADC moving slowly? i know most have interviewed but the clerkship tracker at my HYS is not showing any CADC offers extended or accepted yet

[Anonymous User]

any word on Failla, Rearden, Subramanian? I assume the latter has moved, but nothing showing on my HYS's internal sheet.

[Anonymous User]

are there any desirable judges (circuits + districts that aren't in iowa or whatever) that *haven't* moved? my school's clerkship office is trying to tell us that we could get interview requests over the next few weeks and i don't know if it's cope or not

[Anonymous User]

CADC all done?

[Anonymous User]

What does interview invites look like for the less competitive jurisdictions? Do they move more slowly than the competitive judges on 2/9/DC? Have friends who heard back from these judges on the day of the plan and I still have nothing LOL

[Anonymous User]

What's up with Livingston and Chagares? No movement?

[Qui Tam]

Anyone have any intel on CA district judge movement for 2027 terms? I see on OSCAR Selna filled his spot and Carter's listing has expired, but I'm the dark on everyone else.