Warren E. Burger's clerks—dubbed the "WEB Fete Society"—will reunite at the high court in October.
- When Warren E. Burger became the 15th chief justice in 1969, he used his initials—W.E.B.—to launch the “WEB Fete Society” as a way of amassing his forthcoming Supreme Court clerks as well as his earlier clerks at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
- The WEB Fete Society’s black-tie gathering continued sporadically as Burger continued as chief justice until he retired in 1986 and then after he died in 1995.
- Seventy or so clerks and their spouses may be at the gala at the high court in October, including Luttig; Carter Phillips of Sidley Austin; John Sexton, president emeritus at New York University; and Jim Duff, executive director of the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Speaking of SCOTUS clerks gathering, see this letter here, where over a hundred former Justice Thomas clerks defend his integrity.
Closer to home, see California Chief Justice Leads Constitution Month Celebrations -- For the first time, California's civic education community hosts a monthlong celebration of the U.S. Constitution.
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