Judge Cannon's Law Clerks have been Quitting on her

[Ms. Toad]

75. It's more that in getting the result the judge demands,

The clerk may be required to act unethically, and they don't want to risk the career they (generally) just started.

Judges have big enough egos that they won't admit to a clerk drafting their opinions (which pointing the blame at them would require.

One of the benefits of being a clerk is that you are in high demand to assist in cases being tried in front of the judge a case is assigned to. So it is relatively easy to find former clerks for a particular judge (former clerks and/or their firms advertise it). That said, it is not a trivial task to find out who "ghost-wrote" a particular opinion. (Again, making it less likely they will be blamed for it.)