10 November 2008

judicial clerkship - A.P. High Court

well as part of a compulsory internship that i need to undertake , i chose to be a judicial clerk... ideally in the supreme court, but lack of vacancy in the supreme court sent me to the high court in Andhra Pradesh.
joined as a judicial clerk on the 3rd november 2008...hows it been so far considering that a week's passed by... well neat :)
the judge i work under is a real nice gentleman. upright, honest and virtuous. not to forget, spiritual as well.
coming to the work part of it.. well he has given me complete freedom to do what i want in the high court as long as i utilise it well...
i sit in 1st court and observe the proceedings, right now, on reservation-being decided by a large bench- a member of which is the justice i work under. in the afternoon, post lunch, i usually sit in the 7th court- a division bench comprising the judge i work under and another or go to the library and look up some relevant case laws.
a judicial clerk usually does everything from proof reading judgements to assisting the judge in his research to assisting him in the judgement after being given the pleadings to read...
so far have done only the first- proof reading judgements. i am eagerly waiting for the third one- where he gives me the pleadings and i read them up and arrive at some sorta judgement... that is coool, unfortunately havent got the opportunity yet...
hopefully over the next 3 and half weeks of my internship there will get to do so ?!?!?