Federal appellate clerk vs judge's clerk

The differences between federal appellate clerks and judge's clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a federal appellate clerk has an average salary of $42,056, which is higher than the $26,445 average annual salary of a judge's clerk.

The top three skills for a federal appellate clerk include appeals, legal research and legal analysis. The most important skills for a judge's clerk are legal research, trial motions, and court orders.

Federal appellate clerk vs judge's clerk overview

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Judge's Clerk
Yearly salary	$42,056	$26,445
Hourly rate	$20.22	$12.71
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	67,104	66,334
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	41	49
Years of experience	-	-

Federal appellate clerk vs judge's clerk salary

Federal appellate clerks and judge's clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Judge's Clerk
Average salary	$42,056	$26,445
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $58,000	Between $22,000 And $31,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between federal appellate clerk and judge's clerk education

There are a few differences between a federal appellate clerk and a judge's clerk in terms of educational background:

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Judge's Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Law	Law
Most common college	-	-

Federal appellate clerk vs judge's clerk demographics

Here are the differences between federal appellate clerks' and judge's clerks' demographics:

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Judge's Clerk
Average age	41	49
Gender ratio	Male, 17.4% Female, 82.6%	Male, 46.0% Female, 54.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 7.7% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 4.3% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	10%

Differences between federal appellate clerk and judge's clerk duties and responsibilities

Federal appellate clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Attend conferences with clients at the ACI.
Process tax payments-complete company payroll -process utility payments -File management -Answered phone calls and provide customers with the information they request
Detail oriented information authorize includes signatures, official public records, and certification of notary.

Judge's clerk example responsibilities.

Receive and record payments of fees or fines, process notary commissions, order files and purge old files for achieves.
Research and analyze employment principles and compose memos respecting disparate impact, non-compete agreements and the binding nature of arbitration decisions.
Perform clerical work by cross-referencing voters' names with their identification.

Federal appellate clerk vs judge's clerk skills

Common federal appellate clerk skills

Appeals, 38%
Legal Research, 21%
Legal Analysis, 20%
Oral Arguments, 20%

Common judge's clerk skills

Legal Research, 32%
Trial Motions, 20%
Court Orders, 12%
Telephone Calls, 8%
Legal Issues, 7%
Court Hearings, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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