judge katzmann mentioned dean treanor earlier. you know that dean treanor here and as he did in his prior deanship, has always believed that the law should have some practical effect and that students who are in law school should be working in that area so that it's not always theoretical. you can remain theoretical. and boy, do i do that a lot. ok? that's what a lot of my job is about. but the other part of it is being a human being and giving in those small circles around you. >> i'm going to follow up on that -- >> so hence my first day of meeting the people in the cafeteria. >> right. right. right. right. so i'm going to ask you now a little bit about your day job but also in sort of the context of the previous two judicial day jobs you held. i think when president obama nominated you, i think he said -- well, you had 17, i think, years of judicial service, which i think he said was more than any other justice had had in the past 100 years. that's a lot of experience. so you are sort of uniquely qualified to talk a little bit

i've witnessed the hard-headed leadership of dean treanor in these very difficult times. knew bernstein very well. he really was one of two people who was responsible for my joining the faculty. before we get to the main event, i'm going to speak to you very briefly about three people -- marver bernstein, sonia sotomayor, and eloise pasachoff. my friend marver bernstein admired individuals of professional excellence, committed to public service, of high moral character, and striving to reach beyond their seaming grasp until they attain their aspirations no matter the difficulties. marver bernstein would have loved sonia sotomayor. you students here at georgetown may primarily know of justice sotomayor as a trail-blazing supreme court justice that she is. upon her nomination to the supreme court, the third woman ever nominated, the first latina, her name and fame skyrocketed so that to this day she can't walk down a street with someone, without someone, a cab driver, a bus driver, anyone, coming up to her and telling how inspiring her life story is, what she means to that

misty may-treanor walsh. cynthia cooper.of off the top of our heads were men. >> i think jordan and brett favre are the most famous. >> iconic. there you have it. takes a village. >>> so the most frustrating thing that happens when you're trying to get a hold of your cell phone carrier or whoever it is is you never can talk to a person, right? it's so frustrating. everything's automated by computer. one "usa today" reporter had trouble with his verizon phone and internet service. came up with a list of helpful tips on how to get there faster, if you have problems with your phone or internet service. not just verizon, but anybody. have the account number by your side before you make the call, because you're going to have to plug that in right away. >> you know you're going to need it. >> this is the one i always do. just hit zero. the harder you hit it, the faster you get an operator. >> but that doesn't work anymore. >> turns out that doesn't work anymore. >> i used to do it as well. now they hang up on you, they being some