Law Clerks Left Frustrated Over Judges’ Israel-Hamas Statements

Some law clerks say they’ve been frustrated by federal judges publicly weighing in on the Israel-Hamas war, even as they’ve been warned about openly discussing any topic that could be viewed as political.

“I think just being a law clerk and seeing judges using their power in this way was frustrating, to be frank,” said one clerk. The clerks spoke on the condition of anonymity due to ethics rules for federal judiciary employees,

A handful of federal judges have been openly discussing the conflict since the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks in Israel, and a few have said they wouldn’t ...