Reflecting Back on the Life of Southern District Judge Robert Sweet
It's just after 8 a.m. on a weekday morning and a 95-year-old ice dancer is just getting to Chelsea Piers. He slips into a pair of custom fitted, black figure skates and a black, plastic helmet. In a few hours, he'll be pulling on a black robe and bringing his Southern District courtroom to order.
March 26, 2019 at 06:00 AM
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Editor's Note: This story, one of a series of photo stories about judges who are older than 90, originally published on Nov. 27, 2017. We are republishing it after the death of Judge Sweet
It's just after 8 a.m. on a weekday morning and an ice dancer, carrying skates, a helmet and his bottled water is just getting to Chelsea Piers. He opens the swinging door to the rink and is met by a blast of arctic cold air, the sound of sharp blades carving turns in the freshly cleaned ice and little skaters cheering each other on.
He sits down on a wooden bench, takes off his shoes and slips into a pair of custom fitted, black figure skates. Before hitting the ice, he pulls on a black, plastic helmet that offers some protection against concussion, in the event of a fall.
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