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

isn’t merely about law—it’s about humanity, about protecting rights, about ensuring that every person who enters her courtroom is treated with dignity.”

I was confirmed by a vote of 92-8. At forty years old, I became one of the youngest judges ever appointed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The swearing-in ceremony was packed with colleagues, attorneys continue reading …