Someone Needs a Lesson in Professional Responsibility

Not to detract from the worthwhile discussion of grades/clerkships, but if anyone wants to see John Yoo getting his ass handed to him on a platter by the House Judiciary Subcommittee, check it out here and here. The latter clip is particularly amusing, as Yoo is unable to formulate a coherent response to the question of what privilege he's asserting. They seem to really have it out for him. I almost feel bad for the guy. Almost.

Grades and rankings discussion welcome here

If anyone wishes to discuss grades or rankings, feel free to do so on this open thread. While I think it's great that Boalt (ahem... Berkeley Law) has a (relatively) non-competitive atmosphere and am extremely grateful that students here tend not to be overly grade obsessed, curiosity sometimes gets the better of us. Additionally, some folks might find it helpful (or at least stress/anxiety-reducing) to complain about their lack of grades or discuss GPA/class rank for clerkship purposes. Feel free to do so here (in a civil manner, of course).

I wonder if the delay in grades (and Dean O's absence) will affect the timing of class rank disclosure. It's important for 3Ls applying to clerkships (as well as recent grads) to get their class rank relatively soon, especially since more and more judges are not adhering to the hiring plan (many 10th Circuit judges and some 9th Circuit judges in particular), so there may be an advantage to sending out early applications (be careful, though -- while some judges don't follow the plan, others adhere to it very strictly for current students, and an early application will not be viewed favorably). Check out the Clerkship Notification Blog for news on judge hiring, and also So You Want to Be a Law Clerk for info on early-hiring judges, as well as good general clerkship information.