The Value of a Clerkship on the U

The value of a clerkship on the U.S.Supreme Court is BEST demonstrated by

A) the close relationship clerks have with their justices.
B) the high salaries and bonuses paid to clerks by big law firms.
C) the indisputable influence clerks have on their justices.
D) the Court's insistence that clerks be representative of the pool of law school graduates.
E) the fact that the majority of clerks stay with the Court for decades.