Mr. Chief Justice, may it please the court.

I'm John Carlo Canoparo.

I'm Zach Smith.

And welcome to SCOTUS 101, where we break down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and other things related to our favorite branch of government.

Well, welcome to a rehearing's episode of SCOTUS 101.

This week, I replay my interview with Judge Van Dyke.

This week, we have the pleasure of being joined by Judge Lawrence Van Dyke of the Ninth Circuit.

He attended Montana State and Harvard Law, clerk for Janice

Rogers Brown at the D.C. Circuit, and among other things, has been the Solicitor General of two

states and an assistant Solicitor General of another. We are fast approaching his first anniversary

on the bench. Judge, welcome to the show. Well, John Carlo, thank you very much for having me on. It's quite honored.

Oh, absolutely. Our pleasure.

So my first question for you, Dick Van Dyke, any relation?

I wish. I feel like I would maybe have a little more money or something, but he's never

called or written or anything. So I'm afraid not.

Too bad. Too bad. Well, Back to, I guess, the more boring

life of law. What made you decide to become a lawyer? Well, I never thought of becoming a

lawyer when I was younger. I didn't have any lawyers in my family. I grew up in Montana,

and my family had small businesses.

First of all, it was a small irrigation business.

And then my dad bought a farm.

And then he later had a heavy civil construction business that I actually worked in during and after college.

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