Trump has appointed more former SCOTUS clerks as judges than any recent president

Nearly half (44%) of President Donald Trump’s appointees to the Supreme Court and US Court of Appeals have previously worked as SCOTUS clerks, suggesting it’s now a key route to a judicial nomination.

Proportion of judicial appointments to SCOTUS and US Courts of Appeals that worked as clerks

Note: Includes judicial appointments across all terms served by that president.

Source: Legalytics analysis of Federal Judicial Center data

Graphic: Soph Warnes, CNN