Mr. Chief Justice, may it please the court.

I'm John Carlo Conoparo.

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.

Welcome back to SCOTUS 101.

It's another quiet week at the court, no oral arguments or opinions,

so this week will feature another rehearing.

This time, we replay an interview with the district judge superstar.

Next week, the court returns to hearing oral arguments,

so we will have a full episode.

Well, we're joined today by Judge Kesarmerich.

Judge, thank you for joining us.

Glad to be here.

So, Judge, let's start at the very beginning.

When and how did you know that you wanted to be a lawyer?

So I didn't always want to be a lawyer. So my father, grandfather, and great

uncle were all pilots, and I was raised in a household focus on aviation. So after serving

in the Air Force, my father spent his post-military career working at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth

and working on the Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter program.

So I spent my childhood idolizing IAF fighter pilots, watching Top Gun, and wanted to be a fighter pilot.

But the decision to attend law school probably happened at the midpoint of my undergraduate experience.

But may have even started as early.

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