Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said that, when looking for law clerks to help with her writing and research, she looks for young lawyers with journalism backgrounds in college.
This supports my contention that journalism is not just for students who want to become journalists, but for those who love the skills and values of journalism -- clear writing and a commitment to finding the truth -- and seek to apply them to other noble pursuits.
"I look, for example, for people with journalism experience because I find that they keep things simple," Sotomayor said at a 2005 gathering at Duke University, as she and other appellate judge discussed how they hired law clerks.
"I'm of the Hemingway school and if I can get a simple sentence, I'm happier."
(Note: Sotomayor said the above at the 2005 session which she made the controversial comment that the "Court of Appeals is where policy is made.""
(See last year's BrooklynRon post on this topic.)
Now see and hear the esteemed Justice from New York lauding college journalism experience.
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