If I were the artsy type, I'd spout a little Robert Frost here. You know....
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth....
Except -- if you're thinking of running for judicial office -- there is no one road. There are many. And you have to find your way down as many of them as you can. This is so even if your local Democratic committeeperson (and BFF) has promised you on a stack of Bibles yea high that you are a lock-cinch-certainty to be slated. Because slating alone does not guarantee victory. You have to build your own winning coalition (although, admittedly, it'd be really great if your BFF can actually deliver that slating-building-block for you) and, believe you me, as long as you do get slated (they do get a tad miffed if you try and win without their support), the Democratic Party of Cook County will be all for your branching out.
Moreover, Mr. or Ms. Lawyer-Who-Wants-to-be-Judge, when you do research, do you stop when you find the first case that seems to apply to your situation? Of course not. You keep looking, checking out the alternatives, never knowing what may prove the most persuasive.
Therefore, you may be interested to learn that the Office of Alumni Relations & Development of the Law School formerly known as John Marshall is holding its own online Road to the Robe event on Thursday, November 18, starting at 5:00 p.m.
The program will consist of two panel discussions, the first moderated by Appellate Court Justice (and 1982 JMLS alum) Jesse Reyes, entitled "Journey To The Robe," and the second, starting at 6:00 p.m., entitled "Navigating the Process," moderated by James Nally (a 1984 JMLS alum), Legal Counsel to the County Clerk (and, before he moved to the Clerk's Office, an experienced election attorney). To register for the program, click on this Eventbrite link.
Everybody trying their own hustle.
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