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Inside the pipeline enshrining Trump’s conservative legacy on the federal bench

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By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Experience as a Supreme Court law clerk has long been a prized credential, now drawing signing bonuses up to $700,000 at law firms. But it has increasingly become a ticket to a judgeship of one’s own, ensuring that long after the current justices are gone, like-minded