I grew up wanting to be a lawyer but not because of my name.
When I first ran for office, my name was really a source of fun for some. The local paper covered my announcement with the headline “Bench Seeks Bench,” and when I was elected, the headline was just “Benched.”
The attorneys who appear in my court take some obvious pleasure in asking to “approach the bench,” and when I call others in the profession, particularly other judges, I have to follow my name with “believe it or not.”
Click here for the editor’s note* I would hear a few jokes and comments over the years regarding my na...
I became the tribal prosecutor for the Shoshone and Arapaho tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation in ...
I grew up wanting to be a lawyer but not because of my name. When I first ran for office, my name was re...
My last name came from my first marriage and it has always been a benefit during my legal career. I am also...
Click here for the editor’s note* Despite my last name, I never set out to be a judge, even after I be...