[blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers

Wed Jul 29 15:06:52 UTC 2009

Chuck,

You're absolutely right; I do want to focus on my attributes as a clerk.  I
just want to have a concrete answer ready in case the judge raises the
driving issue.  I want to be able to say, "Judge, that's not a problem the
XYZ program will pay for a driver," rather than falling back on arguments
about fairness or simply acknowledging that I can't drive.

Thank you again for the reminder about my focus.  It will help me in going
over my application materials one more time. 

Onward!

Rob Munro

-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers

As you are not the first blind person who has clerked for or considered
clerking for a judge perhaps you should focus more on your accomplishments
as a law student and your potential attributes as a clerk. You are after all
selling yourself and in selling any product or service you don't accentuate
the negatives or drawbacks of a product or commodity. Your ability as a
clerk here is the product or commodity.
Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
1237 P Street
Fresno ca 93721
559-266-9237
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Munro" <r.g.munro at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:49 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers

> Keith,
>
> Thanks for your good wishes.  I hope I can dig up some information 
> that will help me convince any judge, who is enclined to decide 
> against me because I can't drive, that there is a simple and 
> inexpensive way to resolve that issue.
>
> Whether descrimination against the blind in this context is legal or 
> not, I'm not the sort of person who wants to sue my way in to a job.
>
> Thanks again for your thoughts.
>
>
>
> Onward!
>
> Rob Munro
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Keith Vick
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 9:58 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'; BlindLawStudents at googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> Congratulations on seeking judicial clerkships.  I am envious.  I've 
> always liked the judges who taught my classes.  Something tells me 
> that most judges wouldn't let the ability to drive affect their 
> decision.  Since I have no judicial clerkship experience, I am limited 
> on the advice I can give you.
>
> But one thing I can do is put forth a proposition: discrimination the 
> blind (in hiring) is actually quite legal.  If this proposition turns 
> out to be true, it may have bearing on the ultimate answer to your 
> question.
>
> Being legally blind and unable to drive myself, I don't like the above 
> proposition - but unfortunately I believe it is a true, if incomplete, 
> statement.
>
> Well, I wish you the very best and hope you get exactly the clerkship 
> you want.
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> Keith Vick
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Robert Munro
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 6:43 AM
> To: BlindLawStudents at googlegroups.com; 'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'
> Subject: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers
>
> Friends and colleagues,
>
> I'd appreciate some help answering this question.  I'm a rising 3L at UNC.
> This summer, I'm applying for judicial clerkships.  In May and June, I 
> worked for a judge as an intern.  His clerks did his driving when he 
> had to hold court in cities other than the one where he had his 
> chambers.
> Because
> I am blind, I could not perform this duty for a judge.
>
> Of course, laws prevent an employer from discriminating against a 
> blind person.  However, practical considerations might cause a judge 
> to pass me over in favor of a candidate who can drive.  I'd like to 
> have something to tell judges durring the interview to help prevent this.
>
> Does any one know what programs the federal government, or the state 
> governments in Virginia and North Carolina, offer for providing blind 
> employees with drivers?  It would help if the cost of the program did 
> not have to come out of the judge's budget.
>
> Thank you for your help.  I look forward to hearing your replies.
>
> Onward!
>
> Rob Munro
>
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