I flew back to Miami bursting to share my U.S. Supreme Court experience with my students, below I share with you what I learned from that day and from Justice Ginsburg what I will always remember.

Moms are Important.

Justice Breyer invited me and a Guest.  I chose my Mother; she was the first to graduate from college in her family.  Bringing my Mother meant even more when I read that Justice Ginsburg’s Mother died before her high school graduation. 

Teaching is Powerful.  Keep it up if You are a Teacher, Mentor.

Justice Ginsburg, a Professor herself  knew the power of teaching.  Teaching it is the way to step by step make someone, even a nation, learn, think and care about an issue and how to help to make change.

As an attorney and law professor for over 10 years, I see the transformative power of teaching.  Teaching is the way to plant a seed to make people learn and care about issues and each other, to  take a stand and take steps to improve their futures and the futures of others.

Justice Ginsburg also said,  â€œFor most girls growing up in the ’40s, the most important degree was not your B.A., but your M.R.S†– Women are more empowered now, thanks to Justice Ginsburg, and earning your education is crucial – no one can take it away from you,

No one should be judged on their age, race or gender. 

Justice Ginsburg was in her mid-eighties when I visited the U.S Supreme Court.  Some people told her she should step down because of her age – she was used to the put downs – for age, for gender etc.  For example,   Justice Ginsburg was told no one would hire a woman in a law firm and why was she taking a good man’s place at Harvard?  When she began as a Professor, she was paid less than all male professors in her department, despite her qualifications.

I see unequal treatment of women persist today.  Men say these same things to me, my female colleagues and students.  To me – why are you taking a good man’s place at so and so place, recently a student shared with me that a male Professor told her no one would hire a woman of her age although she graduated with top honors.  It is time to stop the stereotypes and  start judging on merit.   I helped her find a full time job.  I vocally work towards equal pay, promotion and opportunity for women.

Being a [S]Hero – is about inspiring, sharing and giving access to opportunity. If you have a special opportunity, like I had that day, share it!

I felt a (S)Hero sharing my experience at the U.S. Supreme Court with my students in Miami and Latin America.  For many students, I am the only attorney they have met – for others the first woman attorney and for most the only attorney who has heard oral argument in person at the U.S. Supreme Court.  They tell me I inspire them to become attorneys, to get involved with the law and justice and to understand that U.S. Supreme Court decisions impact everyday life and legal rights in the United States.

Spend the years of your life doing something meaningful try, try harder and advocate for what is right and just with integrity.

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