UGA grad to clerk for Supreme Court justice
A University of Georgia law school graduate will serve as law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas when the U.S. Supreme Court begins its next term in October.
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Brian C. Lea is the fifth UGA law school grad to be selected to clerk for a Supreme Court justice in the past seven years.
"I cannot think of a greater honor and privilege than clerking for our nation's highest court," Lea said. "I am humbled to have this opportunity and am thoroughly looking forward to working for Justice Thomas as he addresses the most important legal issues in our nation."
After graduating first in his class in 2009, Lea clerked for Judge Ed Carnes of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Lea is now a litigation associate with DLA Piper and plans to remain with the law firm's Atlanta office until his job as Thomas' clerk begins.
Clerking for a Supreme Court justice is the most prestigious appointment a new lawyer can obtain, and hundreds of candidates apply each time there is an open position, a
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