Which fictional character do you most strongly identify with, and why?
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Earlier this month, for at least the third time in recent years, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia compared himself to Frodo Baggins, the hobbit who traveled to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring in the Lord of the Rings novel and feature films.
“It’s a long, uphill fight to get back to original orthodoxy,” Scalia said in a speech at the University of Colorado in Boulder. “We have two originalists on the Supreme Court. That’s something. But I feel like Frodo. We’ll get clobbered in the end, but it’s worth it.”
In the comments to our post about Scalia’s remarks, commenter Jo said: “I would like to think of myself as a Hermione Granger but end up falling into the category of Ron Weasley. I have moments of brilliance during the epic battle of/for justice in defending the meaning and concepts of Constitutional law.”
So this week, we’d like to ask you: Which fictional lawyer or other character do you most strongly identify with, and why?
Answer in the comments.
Read the answers to last week’s question: What writing pointers do you rely on when drafting legal briefs?
Featured answer:
Posted by Hatter Gator Esq.:
“1. Do not rely on headnotes; read the case to ensure it actually stands for the proposition being advanced.
2. Avoid passive voice.
3. Avoid personal attacks and concentrate on the legal issues.
4. Adhere to citation conventions and do not superscript ordinal numbers (one can deselect this feature in word processing programs).
5. If homonyms confuse you, use a search engine to find the right word to write.”
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