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AO internship program seeks to broaden access to federal courts, participants say
Summary
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’ internship places underserved college students in federal courts nationwide; participants and court staff described yearlong rotations, AO-funded salaries and training, and a surge of applications from nontraditional recruiting channels.
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’ (AO) internship program places underserved college students in federal courts and territories for yearlong rotations, program presenters said during a recorded presentation.
Speakers described hands-on assignments that range from working in judges’ chambers and the clerk’s office to courtroom duties, pretrial work and probation. "The goal of the AO's model intern program is to find and develop talented, underserved college students in federal courts around the country," said Speaker 4, who presented program details, including that interns have served in district and bankruptcy courts, circuit courts and the Court of International Trade and in U.S. territories including Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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