Ep. 183 - Justice In The Supreme Court

Court with lifetime appointments.  They decide the most pressing issues of federal law.  Did you know the Court regularly receives over 7,000 annual petitions for a case to be heard, but only accepts 60-70 cases per year?  Did you know the 9 justices get to decide which cases they hear?  Did you know the justices employ a few dozen law clerks to help them work through their caseload? Our guest today has the incredible accomplishment of clerking for not just one Supreme Court Justice but two, and a third justice before he was elevated to the Supreme Court.  Whitney Hermandorfer works as Director for Strategic Litigation in the Tennessee Attorney General's Office and we are excited to welcome her alongside our all-star student panel for this incredible conversatio