Upon graduation, she became a clerk for Judge Laurence Silberman on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Amy then received one of the highest honors a young lawyer could have, serving as a clerk on the Supreme Court for Justice Antonin Scalia. A highly, a very highly respected law professor at Notre Dame wrote to Justice Scalia with a one-sentence recommendation: "Amy Coney is the best student I ever had." That's pretty good. Justice Scalia hired her shortly thereafter.