| I've worked with clerks who are helpful, and others that are a pain in the a$$. They act as filters to the judges, and oftentimes interject their opinion in doing so. Justice is blind and UNBIASED (or at least it's supposed to be). Their clerks? Do they get a detailed background check like those with a DoD Secret or TS clearance? NO and INSIDER INFORMATION??! For the right price or the right career opportunity, it doesn't exist.
Here's a few of MANY such examples: (Farmington, N.Y., 9/04/09) - A local woman is accused of destroying public records through her job as a court clerk in Manchester. State police say Deanna Hopkins, 40, removed the hard drive from a court computer and destroyed it; the hard drive contained sensitive court documents and case information. Hopkins is charged with tampering with public records and computer tampering — both felonies. She was released on bail and will be back in court later this month. Court clerk convicted of bribery, May 6, 2004 A U.S. Bankruptcy Court clerk is facing 12 to 18 months in prison after FBI agents nabbed him pocketing bribes from two local men looking for a corrupt, competitive edge in their niche business. Dick Rodriguez, a 12-year veteran of the bankruptcy clerk's staff in Miami, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of bribery. Sentencing is set for July 29 in front of U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan. Court clerk tampered with records. “A former municipal court clerk accused of paying employees for hours they did not work pleaded guilty Monday to a felony count of tampering with records. Michael Pirik, 46, who lost his re-election bid for Franklin County Municipal Court clerk in November, could be sentenced to up to 18 months in prison and $5,000 in fines. |
Don’t confuse court clerks with judges’ law clerks. They are two different things.
The types of clerks you list in this post are not the type of clerks that this guy is. You are referencing administrative clerks, whereas the guy in this thread does more substantive work such as legal research.