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On the limits of a law clerk to the judge to "co-judge" a case and how the communications should be recorded
Short of forging the judge's signature or acting with a conflict of interest, there's really not much a law clerk can do to "improperly" contribute to the judge's work.
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On the limits of a law clerk to the judge to "co-judge" a case and how the communications should be recorded
canada
For a comparative perspective, I present the situation in Canada, which seems to match bdb484's answer for the U.S.
Communication between a judge and their law clerk within the scope of the ...
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What is a “clerk”?
In the law of scotland, a "clerk" is usually a civil servant who helps to run the court. Advocates (barristers) also have clerks, who do administrative work for them.
The main such official ...
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