Promoting Judicial Clerk Transparency: A Proposal That Balances Hiring Prerogative and Public Accountability.

The article focuses on the need for increased transparency in the hiring and roles of judicial clerks to enhance public trust in the judiciary. Topics include recent controversies involving judicial clerks, such as the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion, allegations of racial bias in clerk hiring, and criticisms from high-profile figures like Donald Trump. Additionally, it examines how greater disclosure of clerks' identities could impact judicial accountability, and public confidence.