finally, he is married to patricio walters and lives in the silver spring -- patricia walters and livesn the silver spring carry out silver spring, maryland but secondly, we have michael jones, one of the leaders in the legal field. he has been too numerous states throughout this country. we are proud to have him as a member of the washington, d.c., community. he has been acknowledged as one of the 75 best lawyers in washington by "washingtonian" magazine and what of the top black litigator's by "black enterprise." class and certainly not least is rodney -- mitchell -- last and certainly not least is rodney mitchell, who gives a great example of community activism linked to the practice of law. what i think about him, he has a very distinguished resume and career, but i think of him as a native of the southeast and one who has deep roots in south- central los angeles who was caught up in certain implications -- consequences of certain decisions of the criminal justice system. as we watch his career step-by- step take him to adult education, a junior college, where he eventually graduate