As I wandered through the cherished memories that I carry of the year I was honored to serve as law clerk to Judge James R. Browning, I felt like a kid in a toy shop: With so many great choices, what was I to pick?

I thought of the humanity and warmth that were Judge Browning’s hallmarks, and remembered my first encounter with him, in the temporary chambers at the Rincon Center — a conversation that ended with my mention that I was en route to have dinner with Judge Dorothy Nelson. As we both stood up, he walked around the desk, and took both my hands: “Wonderful! Please, tell her I love her!” How many judges, I wondered as I left, have ever had occasion to send such warm greetings to a colleague?

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