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When I Entered College, I Thought That I Wanted To Be A Lawyer, But By The Time I Was Set To Graduate, I Was Not Too Sure Of That.

All Of My Grandparents Came To The United States From Italy During The Early Years Of The 20th Century. I Believe That My Grandparents Came Here To Take Advantage Of The Opportunities Furnished By A Growing Country With An Open Society.

I Know That Some Poor Immigrants From That Era Had Unrealistic Expectations And Were Disappointed, But I Don't Think My Grandparents Were Disappointed At All, Even Though They Experienced Some Very Hard Times During The Great Depression.

When I Became A Judge, I Stopped Being A Practicing Attorney. And That Was A Big Change In Role.the Role Of A Practicing Attorney Is To Achieve A Desirable Result For The Client In The Particular Case At Hand. But A Judge Can't Think That Way. A Judge Can't Have Any Agenda, A Judge Can't Have Any Preferred Outcome In Any Particular Case And A Judge Certainly Doesn't Have A Client.

After Law School, I Had The Opportunity To Clerk For A Tremendous Judge, Leonard I. Garth, On The U.s. Court Of Appeals For The 3rd Circuit, The Court To Which I Was Appointed In 1990.