Why I Love My Job

today i heard one of my co-workers argue a case before the seventh circuit court of appeals. and she rocked. there is no way the case could have been any better argued. regardless of the opinion the judges render in the end, MIHRC and the family could not have asked for a better argument. so today, mirna is my inspiration...

and, because everything that happens in federal court is a matter of public record, i an able to talk about how it went here in this lovely format (not that my readership of 3 doesnt already know about this).

mirna was nervious (it was her first federal argument), the clients were nervious (they have no idea how federal court works). mirna is fluent in french, but speaks no spanish. hooray for my ability to speak spanish...though sometime to a limited level (dont know the word for brief, as in legal brief. a rather important word when talking about the federal appeals process. so, i've been able to help this woman on her case. and if she wins, we will have a new way to define "membership in a particular social group" in federal case law.

i just hope some day i can present myself with the composure and grace mirna did...

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