What is the difference between clerking for a regular versus senior appellate judge?

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Judges on "senior status" typically have less cases/are kind of "semi-retired." Slower pace, less clerks.

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Senior judges might not sit en banc, if you care about that thing. Might also not get to assign opinions. Caseload will vary by court and judge. Some senior judges get involved in more interesting non-judicial work.

Depends on the judge and depends on the court. No cookie cutter answer.

My judge took senior status so that someone else could be chief judge, not because he wanted to semi-retire and work less. We are super busy, since senior judges have fewer clerks.

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