The Experience of a Law Clerk

A law clerk in Alaska entered a prestigious position hoping to advance her legal career, only to face severe workplace harassment from the federal judge she worked for. The uncomfortable encounters began with inappropriate conversations about the judge's personal life, which escalated into constant texting that felt like an unending pressure. The situation reached a critical point when the judge revealed he had exchanged nude photos with a prosecutor, prompting the clerk to seek a way out of her uncomfortable environment. Despite moving on to a new job as a federal prosecutor, she found that the toxic dynamics of the federal court system persisted.