“Don’t Come—Your Sister’s Boyfriend Is a Judge,” My Dad Texted—Monday Morning, He Learned Who Really Was

with the judge to discuss discovery issues.

The case had been randomly assigned. That’s how the federal system works—blind assignment, no one gets to pick their judge.

The case had been assigned to me.

Well, not exactly to me. To the Honorable Alexandra Martinez, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. The position I’d been continue reading …