Law clerk
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A law clerk, judicial clerk, or judicial assistant is a person, often a lawyer, who provides direct counsel and assistance to a lawyer or judge by researching issues and drafting legal opinions for cases before the court. Judicial clerks often play significant roles in the formation of case law through their influence upon judges' decisions. Judicial clerks should not be confused with legal clerks, court clerks, or courtroom deputies who only provide secretarial and administrative support to attorneys and/or judges.
Israel Supreme Court justices and their law clerks pose on the roof of the old supreme court building at the Russian Compound in Jerusalem
Supreme Court Justice Byron White previously served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. Current Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch served as law clerk to Justice White.
Supreme Court of Singapore
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The Supreme Court of Singapore is a set of courts in Singapore, comprising the Court of Appeal and the High Court. It hears both civil and criminal matters. The Court of Appeal hears both civil and criminal appeals from the High Court. The Court of Appeal may also decide a point of law reserved for its decision by the High Court, as well as any point of law of public interest arising in the course of an appeal from a court subordinate to the High Court, which has been reserved by the High Court for decision of the Court of Appeal.
The new Supreme Court Building opened in 2005, designed by Norman Foster
An aerial view of the Old Supreme Court Building (foreground left), the present Supreme Court Building (middle), and City Hall Building (foreground right)
The Chief Justice's chambers in the Old Supreme Court Building
A sign at the Old Supreme Court Building advising members of the public to make enquiries at the Supreme Court Registry rather than from unauthorised persons