Judicial law clerk vs appellate law clerk

The differences between judicial law clerks and appellate law clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a judicial law clerk has an average salary of $54,006, which is higher than the $52,826 average annual salary of an appellate law clerk.

The top three skills for a judicial law clerk include legal issues, district court and litigation. The most important skills for an appellate law clerk are appeals, oral arguments, and appellate briefs.

Judicial law clerk vs appellate law clerk overview

	Judicial Law Clerk	Appellate Law Clerk
Yearly salary	$54,006	$52,826
Hourly rate	$25.96	$25.40
Growth rate	10%	-
Number of jobs	67,469	66,866
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Judicial law clerk vs appellate law clerk salary

Judicial law clerks and appellate law clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Judicial Law Clerk	Appellate Law Clerk
Average salary	$54,006	$52,826
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $86,000	Between $29,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	-
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	-
Best paying company	Wright, Constable & Skeen	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between judicial law clerk and appellate law clerk education

There are a few differences between a judicial law clerk and an appellate law clerk in terms of educational background:

	Judicial Law Clerk	Appellate Law Clerk
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Law	Law
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Judicial law clerk vs appellate law clerk demographics

Here are the differences between judicial law clerks' and appellate law clerks' demographics:

	Judicial Law Clerk	Appellate Law Clerk
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 46.7% Female, 53.3%	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 8.4% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 10.4% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between judicial law clerk and appellate law clerk duties and responsibilities

Judicial law clerk example responsibilities.

Review wills and applications to ensure that they meet the statutory requirements to be admit to probate.
Research and write judicial orders in civil, criminal, family, juvenile, child protection, and probate matters.
Compile accurate information from other departments in order to answer complaints, interrogatories and other legal documents on a timely basis.
Appeal of deny Medicaid eligibility; settlement result in reinstatement of Medicaid eligibility and services.

Appellate law clerk example responsibilities.

Interview clients and handle inquiries regarding discovery and trial preparation; also communicate with opposing counsel and co-counsel; issue subpoenas.
Develop presentations for state police officers to reinforce drunk driving and highway safety initiatives via PowerPoint.

Judicial law clerk vs appellate law clerk skills

Common judicial law clerk skills

Legal Issues, 10%
District Court, 8%
Litigation, 6%
Legal Memoranda, 6%
Appeals, 6%
Court Proceedings, 5%

Common appellate law clerk skills

Appeals, 38%
Oral Arguments, 28%
Appellate Briefs, 22%
Court Cases, 12%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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