And never published an article, never clerked, and did not reveived any prestigious job offers upon graduation. So it would seem there were other factors at work that accounted for his appointment to law review.
however, in anonymity, I’d say those same “other factors” would also mean he probably got very good grades. Who’s gonna give a “D” to him? John Houseman?
FWIW, graduates of Suffolk (Close Cover Before Striking) Law are more likely to pass the Mass. Bar Exam on their first try than graduates of Haavaad Lore. They do not teach Law at Harvard Law. The poor kids have to go to a cram school over a deli at night to pass the bar exam. HL is too busy indoctrinating them with a bunch of left wing nonsense. People get hired out of HL because of the astronomical LSAT scores it takes to get in.
If 0bama had graduated with honors, they surely would have mentioned it here.