Yalies Need Not Apply.
A federal judge in Alabama has advised the Dean of Yale Law School that he will not consider Yale Law School graduates for judicial clerkships. Senior U.S. District Judge William Acker Jr., a Yale graduate himself, cited as the basis for his decision, Yale’s banning of military recruiters from the law school.
Acker wrote [to the Dean of Yale Law School] that he was exercising the same freedom of speech that U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall supported when she ruled Jan. 31. She backed the faculty’s claim that their rights to free speech were violated by enforcement of the Solomon amendment, which requires schools to provide access to military recruiters or lose federal funding, including student loans.
Judge Acker’s letter to the Dean noted that some of his best law clerks have been graduates of Yale and that, “I therefore recognize that this publicly announced decision will hurt me more than the allowing of military recruiters would hurt [Yale Law School].”
Way to go, Judge Acker.
Yay for Judge Acker!!! Now there’s a brave man. Wish I could do something nice for him… and I hope more judges follow in his footsteps.
Comment by Teresa — February 10, 2005 @ 8:40 pm
“Nominated by Ronald Reagan on July 22, 1982, to a seat vacated by Frank H. McFadden; Confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1982, and received commission on August 18, 1982. Assumed senior status on May 31, 1996.”
Thought as much. Somehow I didn’t think he was a Clinton or a Carter Appointee. 😉
Comment by Dan Kauffman — February 11, 2005 @ 1:04 am
Amazing. Integrity. If this gets out, he may lose his job.
Comment by Mamamontezz — February 12, 2005 @ 4:59 pm