I had no need to apologize that the look-wider, search-more affirmative action that Princeton and Yale practiced had opened doors for me. That was its purpose: to create the conditions whereby students from disadvantaged backgrounds could be brought to the starting line of a race many were unaware was even being run.

I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences.

All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.

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