My wife, who is doing a great job as a volunteer with CASA (which provides volunteer advocates for kids in foster care, who troubleshoot the system for the kids), has her first court hearing as a CASA today.
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/2 I considered hazing her like we used to do to the rookie federal prosecutors by telling her before her first hearing “the most important thing with a judge is not showing fear, you have to get in their face and tell them they’re wrong.”
/3 I rejected it because (1) Iove and also fear her and (2) she’s smarter than the Gibson and O’Melveny and Latham associates whom I supervised as rookie federal prosecutors and wouldn’t fall for it like they did.
When I was young, I had my first car and an absolute faith that what my father was telling me was true. My father decided to tell me that before I drove my car, I needed to make sure that I changed the air in all my tires.
Thank you wife for me. My son and his wife have fostered for years and recently adopted one great foster kid. I have opinions on meth-head mothers who learn how to game the system. I admire your wife for taking on such an emotionally demanding service for children.
Brava for her in being a CASA. I did this for a number of years in the district court. Luckily, she hands in a written report, which, if she's eloquent and factual, will be all the judge needs. 😀
