[blindlaw] When do I act on my plan?

[Dittman, Robert]

Hello all,

As many of you may remember, I am a 3l at St. Mary's University School of Law, and a Student Attorney at the Clinic here at the law school as well as a Coast Guard Auxiliarist currently assigned to the District legal office as a "legal assistance clerk.  I am due to complete my legal studies December 2012, and will sit for the Texas Bar Exam February 2013.

I have been very public in my desire to potision each armed service, the Congress, or the President to authorize me to accept a reserve commission into the Armed forces to serve as a JAG officer.  My question is when do I pull the trigger as it were, and how can I rally allies and supporters to this cause?  I need help as I am too emotionally connected to the case to represent myself.  The old saying a person who represents themselves has a fool for a client is true in this case.

I know the statutes authorizing a waiver, and can demonstrate my uniformed experiences spanning the last sixteen years.  I can also show that I meet all qualifications other than the medical requirement of vision, or will meet them after I pass the bar exam.  If I were sighted, I would be able to apply now as a 3L.

I guess the biggest issue is that if I have to litigate this case, it will cost loads of funds and would there be any interest in assisting me in this cause?  The basic premise is that if a I meet all requirements to serve as a JAG officer, and other persons who are physically blind have been determined to be fit for duty, then they should not be able to disqualify me on that basses without a full review of the circumstances.

In short, they do not have to let me in, but they must find another reason rather than blindness to keep me out.

I can apply now as a 3l, and I know that these things will take time.  So, I need some guidance as to how to proceed.

Looking forward to your advice and guidance.
Robert D. Dittman
(210) 389 3388
rdittman at mail.stmarytx.edu<mailto:rdittman at mail.stmarytx.edu>