Day 21: "Mr. I am the LAW!" (J)

For those of you sadly unfamiliar with the above reference, it was famously uttered by the esteemed Rob Schneider (he of partial Filipino heritage and "You caaan do it!" fame), in the equally esteemed film classic, "Judge Dredd." While Mr. Schneider stated those words in fully mocking tones towards the darkly foreboding Sylvester Stallone (in the title role, of course), I use it only to partially mock myself.
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( To the right: an old lawyer-y pic from my Rutgers days.)
-------------------------------------- You see, I made some Hawaiian law today!  Well, I kind of did.  Actually, that's not true at all.  Still, I presented my research and gave my recommendation to the Justice and the law clerks on a case of first impression.  For the non-legal types out there (oh, how I envy you sometimes!), this means that the case involves an issue and question that has yet to be dealt with and decided upon by the state's judiciary or legislature.  Basically, it means that the Court, including my Justice, is making new law.  Did I get that right, law friends?  Obviously, due to confidentiality reasons, I can't really say what it was about.  Anyway, while I am an insignificant puddle/stream to the Hawaii's judiciary's massive Pacific Ocean, it's  still nice to give my tiny contribution.
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In other news, happy birthday to Lynette, our cousin and a full-third of our zealot-like followers.  Also coming up, we have Danielle's (Matt's sis and my cousin) birthday in a few days.  Finally, since we're in the mood for family shout-outs right now, a big one goes out to my sister, Katherine/Maricar, our illustrious, O.G., first follower.