4.2.12 WC: 191694 administration. Indeed he arranged for me to become an assistant to then Attorney General Robert Kennedy—without even asking me! It was well intentioned, and it might even have been the right choices of jobs following the clerkships, but it was his choice, not mine. He wanted me to aspire to a judgeship, perhaps even as a Justice of the Supreme Court, but I never wanted to be a judge. (Neither, it turned out, did he, since he resigned from the Supreme Court after only 3 years.) Judge Bazelon, on the other hand, encouraged me to create my own unique career path and avoid the “cookie cutter” paths for which most elite young lawyers opt. “Don’t follow in anyone’s footsteps,” he urged me. “Your feet are too big to fit anyone else’s print. Create your own life. You are unique. Live a unique life. Take risks. Live boldly.” It was scary, but it fit my personality to a T. Half way through my year with David Bazelon I was offered a clerkship with Justice Arthur Goldberg. I had also been offered a clerkship with Justice Hugo Black, but I strongly preferred to clerk for a new Justice whose views were not as firmly formed. I asked to see Justice Goldberg before I formally accepted his offer. I told him that I wanted him to know that I would not be able to work on Saturday or Friday night and asked him if he still wanted to extend the offer. He angrily replied, “I should withdraw the offer just because you asked me that ridiculous question. What do you think Iam? How could I possibly turn down somebody because he is an orthodox Jew?” I apologized for asking the question, but told him that I had been previously been turned down by the firm of Paul Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton and Garrison. He said, “Paul Weiss turned you down because you were orthodox? I’m going to call my friend Si Rifkin. He won’t let them get away with that.” I sheepishly replied that it was Simon Rifkin who turned me down. (Years later, Arthur Goldberg was offered a partnership at Paul, Weiss and