We Can All Say We Knew Him When
posted by David Zaring
Todd Kim, my former co-clerk, has just been appointed to be the first ever Solicitor General of the District of Columbia, and he’s part of a notable trend in state SG personnel. Two Jones Day appellate lawyers have left that firm’s schmancy appellate practice to become state SGs, as have a number of other ambitious Washingtonian types eager for Supreme Court arguments. The job offers interesting exit options as well: Greg Coleman left Texas’ post to become a commerical litigator with a Supreme Court practice at Weil Gotshal; Jeffrey Sutton went from being the Ohio SG to being a judge on the Sixth Circuit. So while everyone’s bursting with pride about Todd, we’re all wondering what’s in his future. Will Todd decide to be a judge or a millionaire? It’s something of a catch-22, and so I hope we can all sympathize with him during this no-doubt difficult time.
March 27, 2006 at 2:14 pm
Posted in: Sociology of Law
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Jim Layton - March 27, 2006 at 5:52 pm
For more info in the “notable trend” (which seems to have stalled in recent years), see my article in the Journal of Appellate Practice and Process.
http://www.law.ualr.edu/japp/TOCvol3-2.html.
So judge or millionaire? Is that the choice for all of us state solicitors? Sounds good … perhaps ….
Jeremy - March 27, 2006 at 6:18 pm
Given his appearance on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” in 2004, I think we have a pretty good clue…
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