Judge Robert Katzmann was my predecessor as the judicial issues guy at the @BrookingsInst. He was an exceptional gentleman, a leader on the bench on important issues, and a very fine person. He will be very much missed.
He was an awkward guy in person, but he was also capable of great eloquence, as in his advocacy for better counsel for immigration litigants in deportation cases. I particularly remember the incredibly moving speech he made at the memorial service of Pietro Nivola
...of whom he was a life-long friend. I confess I am a bit stunned that his passing follows so quickly upon Pietro's.
I have given a contribution in his memory to the Immigrant Justice Corps.—which was a cause close to his heart—and urge others to do so as well.
justicecorps.org
justicecorps.org
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