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Hey there.
It's the NPR Politics Podcast.
I'm Susan Davis.
I cover politics.
And today on the pod, we have something special.
Special.
Our colleague Kerry Johnson, who's NPR's justice correspondent, has been working for almost a year on a story about a subject.
We rarely hear about what happens inside the chambers of a federal judge, especially when it comes to the way judges treat their clerks, who are young, vulnerable, and, as Carrie found out, terrified of ever reporting any wrongdoing.
And just a warning, this piece contains a description of sexual assault.
Carrie takes it from here.
In 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic began to shut things down, a recent law school graduate started a new job all the way across the country in Alaska.
She accepted a coveted post as a law clerk for a federal judge.
It's kind of like a unicorn.
It's a position that follows you for the rest of your life.
It's on the top of your resume.
It's, you know, people pay attention to it, especially a federal court clerkship.
The clerk hoped this job would jumpstart her career.