I have a friend/acquaintance from high school who did Harvard undergrad, Yale law, clerked for one of the federal appeals courts, she has worked in the Justice Dept. And has worked for a high-flying legal firm in DC. She has been president in law societies. I did an image search, and she is hobnobbing with Alito. She is married to a legal professor, their engagement was announced in the NY Times.
She was a bright kid, from a modest financial background, from what I remember. Big time nerd.
And now she flies in an orbit so far above me, I am a speck on an invisibly small ant.
She is in the club, she has the connections, she will probably end up doing things at a level that us peons will never sniff.
What if she had gone to Univ. of Texas law school? I think her life would be much, much different.
By the way, she has published twice, so I think she is essentially qualified to be on SCOTUS.
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