yesterday, approximately 9:10 a.m., g, j, my father and i filed into the moultrie courthouse for the swearing-in ceremony that would admit me to the DC bar. (the oath went something like, “i, state your name, do solemnly swear…”) we (the postulants, mostly admitted on exam - rare for DC) were welcomed by 3 members of the DC court of appeals: two associate judges and a senior judge.

one of the associate judges addressed the newly admitted attorneys with brief remarks focusing on the situation in pakistan, where lawyers are rising up in against musharraf’s second coup. she was, i think, trying to impress us with the weighty responsibility of our chosen profession, but i kept hoping she was going to draw a parallel between the musharraf and bush regimes.

the headlines would’ve been great: DC COURT OF APPEALS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE INCITES NEWLY ADMITTED ATTORNEYS TO RIOT.

being guy fawkes day, though, it was likely to end in tears. or hangings.