so along with harold holzer and judge judith kaye, we'll have john walker who is now a senior circuit judge, formally the chief judge of the 2nd circuit of the court of appeals. as some of you now know, he does serve as a member of the judicial conference of the united states. he is currently a member of the conference's committee on international judicial relations, and is chair of its committee on judicial conduct and disability. and in new haven, at yale law school, he teaches constitutional litigation and legal writing, and is a director of the united states association of constitutional law. he's also, some may be reassured to know, is promoting the rule of law in china, the middle east and central and eastern europe. he's very much dedicated to this. we're glad that he's there as our ambassador, so to speak. before going on the bench, as some of you may know, but i didn't realize, he had been state counsel of the republic of botswana, also partner in carter and milburn and assistant secretary of the treasury in 1981. so will you all come on up here and take your places at the ta