My Grandma Asked Why I Wasn’t Living in “My” House—Three Days Later, My Parents Went Pale

pride and affection. “Elena thrived. She identified patterns other clerks missed. She found case law that changed outcomes. She drafted bench memoranda that I sometimes used verbatim in published opinions.”

She turned to me with something like maternal pride. “After she left my chambers, I recommended her to every federal judge who would listen. When continue reading …