Federal judges who refused to hire Columbia grads are cleared of misconduct charges
A judicial council recently declared that a group of federal judges who refuse to hire graduates from Columbia University as law clerks did not violate judicial ethical regulations.
The judges’ refusal was related to the disruptive anti-Israel protests that gripped Columbia this spring.
A complaint was filed against the judges, arguing that their opposition to hiring Columbia graduates could mean they would discriminate in the future against defendants on the basis of their political beliefs.
Fifth Circuit Court chief judge Priscilla Richman dismissed the complaint in June, claiming it “does not support a finding of misconduct,” and the Judicial Council for the Fifth Court upheldJudge Richman’s decision on Aug. 2.
