John Gleeson spent 22 years on the bench as a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York, only to resign in 2016 to become a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton.

His move fascinated me, as did the recent decision by Katherine Forrest to step down from the Southern District of New York to re-join Cravath. Swaine & Moore as a partner.

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