What do Governor Martin O’Malley, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton have in common?

They grew up in Maryland and went to college out of state.  That would make them ineligible for the state program that gives a stipend to thirty summer interns with non-profits or state or local government.

I referenced those three public figures at the outset of my testimony on a bill to remove that in-state requirement.

We want to encourage our best and brightest to return home for their careers.

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My staff told me of an amendment to one of my bills that would delay its effective date.

I emailed back, “I won’t endorse that unless pressed when I testify but if that’s the compromise needed to pass the bill, I’m all for it.”

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Over the years, I’ve interviewed many candidates for judgeships.

Today, I interviewed the first one whom I’ve taught.

He was in my Legal Writing section at the University of Baltimore in 1992.

I asked him for a writing sample – from his law practice.