THE U.S. SUPREME COURT SHOULD HAVE A CODE OF ETHICS

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT SHOULD HAVE A CODE OF ETHICS

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America prides itself on having a system of laws that require ethical conduct. Every profession has a code of ethical conduct and sanctions for violations. Doctors, engineers, lawyers and every other licensed profession are governed by a code of professional ethical conduct. Even the United  States Congress has a code of ethics with provisions for discipline.  Every state has a code of ethical conduct for lawyers with provisions to discipline for violations including the right to terminate their law license. Virtually every state has a code…

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OUR TRIP TO ALASKA

OUR TRIP TO ALASKA

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Lita and I just returned from a short trip to Alaska where I gave a talk to the Alaska Trial Lawyers and I was again struck by the raw beauty of this great state. I first saw Alaska in high school when I began working  on the the Anacortes purse seine boats. I started  out as a 9th grader working in the skiff and boats with a crew of grown men, many of whom were from Croatia and spoke limited…

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THE MYSTERY OF THE HIGHWAY ANGEL

THE MYSTERY OF THE HIGHWAY ANGEL

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On August  4th 19 year old Katie Lentz was hit head on while driving on a Missouri highway. It happened 9 am on Sunday morning. She was on a rural road with traffic backed up in each direction. She was trapped in the twisted wreckage but conscious. The emergency workers and police could not extricate her with the “jaws of death” they had with them after 45 minutes of trying. The trapped girl had asked the workers to please pray for…

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Marija Mattia Vulic’ BABAROVICH 9/21/1863 to 8/5/1953

Marija Mattia Vulic’ BABAROVICH 9/21/1863 to 8/5/1953

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My maternal grandmother Marija Babarovich died on August 5th, 1953. She  died the year I graduated from high school in Anacortes, Washington.Her life story is one of great courage and sacrifice involving immigration to America while not being able to speak English. I've previously talked about that in writing about my mother.https://paulluverajournalonline.com/weblog/2010/07/mary-thelma-luvera-.html.html I remember her vividly. A tall erect woman with hair piled high on her head, she looked regal and carried herself in a way that projected dignity and…

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RANDOM QUOTES, NOTES AND IDEAS

RANDOM QUOTES, NOTES AND IDEAS

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Well, I've collected some notes from different things I've read so I've decided to share them with you as a random ideas for  whatever benefit you might get from them. Here they are. Wisdom from The Movies Jimmy Stewart played the role of Elwood P Dowd in the 1950 movie, Harvey. Elwood offered up this advice: "in this world, Elwood, you must be – she always called me Elwood – in this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or…

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QUOTES FROM FAMOUS AMERICAN WOMEN Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony

QUOTES FROM FAMOUS AMERICAN WOMEN Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony

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"That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best places! And ain't I a woman?" Sojourner Truth 1851 Sojourner Truth was one of ten or twelve children Born in 1797 to slaves captured in African on the Gold Coast. She changed her name from Isavella Baumfree to Sojourner Truth in…

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A TRIAL OUT OF A KAFKA NOVEL

A TRIAL OUT OF A KAFKA NOVEL

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After two weeks the  jury trial I was involved in was  ended by the judge declaring a mistrial. With over a hundred motions before trial and multiple motions during trial it finally just was stopped as a mercy killing. The judge decided that he should not have allowed evidence about the driver's past driving and criminal history and  that as a result he felt he had to grant a mistrial. The entire experience reminded me of a Kafka novel  and and the daily…

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THE BENEFIT OF STRUGGLE

THE BENEFIT OF STRUGGLE

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I'm trying a jury case in Seattle which started last week and has proven to be a challenge. I am reminded, however, about the butterfly as I contemplate my trial.  The adult butterfly lays eggs resulting in young caterpillars that begin eating without stopping for two or three weeks. They increase body size and change appearance. At the end of that time they bodies prepare to create a chrysalis or outer covering. They find a place on a branch and…

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THE FAMILY ALASKA CRUISE

THE FAMILY ALASKA CRUISE

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Lita and I survived the family cruise. Seven of the children, their spouses, children and even grandchildren made up a group of almost forty people who sailed out of Seattle  on June 22nd on Princess  Cruise liner Star Princess. We had the vesssel all to ourselves with only some 2600 other passengers with a maximum capacity of 3100 passengers plus crew. We traveled 2,338 statute miles round trip arriving back in Seattle June 29th. I was disappointed the vessel went out Juan…

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MARY THELMA LUVERA

MARY THELMA LUVERA

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On an early Friday morning, July 7th2000, my mother Mary Thelma Babarovich, died in her sleep at the San Juan Care Center. Her  death was not unexpected. After all, she was born on December 28, 1905 and was ninety four years old when she died. She had been in failing health for some time. Her passing was, in fact, a personal blessing to her as she had been ready to meet her maker for some time. My sisters, Phyllis Ennes…

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