Is there a tendency on the part of Supreme Court justices to overly rely on their law clerks? In essence, do you feel law clerks exert too much influence when it comes to deciding what cases end up in the Cert Pool? Also, do law clerks have too much influence in writing first drafts of opinions? Do law clerks sometimes enable justices to stay on the court longer than is prudent given declines in the physical and mental health of the justice? Do you consider it generous that four law clerks are assigned to each justice? If you were a top graduate of an Ivy League Law School, would you clerk for a Supreme Court justice or would you rather take a six-figure salary exceeding $200,000 from a high-powered law firm instead of the $80,000 you would receive as a clerk for a Supreme Court Justice?

Is there a tendency on the part of Supreme Court justices to overly rely on their law clerks? In essence, do you feel law clerks exert too much influence when it comes to deciding what cases end up in the Cert Pool? Also, do law clerks have too much influence in writing first drafts of opinions? Do law clerks sometimes enable justices to stay on the court longer than is prudent given declines in the physical and mental health of the justice? Do you consider it generous that four law clerks are assigned to each justice? If you were a top graduate of an Ivy League Law School, would you clerk for a Supreme Court justice or would you rather take a six-figure salary exceeding $200,000 from a high-powered law firm instead of the $80,000 you would receive as a clerk for a Supreme Court Justice?