If you turn down a clerkship interview will judges “blacklist” you in their district? I know turning down an offer is a huge no-no

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Idk if that’s true, but odds of getting an interview with the same judge seems small.

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I would suggest providing a plausible reason for it besides you not feeling like it anymore. It’s really hard to know from the outside how much district court judges interact with each other, talk to each other, etc. The district I clerked in had a very tight knit set of judges but I’ve spoken to friends with very different experiences. It may just be awkward for someone to hire you if you rejected their buddy. Or they might never know and it might not matter.

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Turning down an offer and an interview are different. You’re not wasting their time - it should be fine.

There are all kinds of reasons someone might turn down an interview, including getting another offer, change in life circumstances, etc. Probably smarter to frame as “withdrawing an application” however

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