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If I could ask him, I have no doubt that the late Judge Van Graafeiland would tell me I could find something more useful to do than write his dedication. A tough questioner on the bench and a fierce dissenter, the Judge was a modest, unassuming person in chambers-a mentor, a role model, and a teacher to his many law clerks,

one of whom I was fortunate to be. The Judge received his L.L.B. at Cornell Law School in 1940, and I am reminded of him each morning I arrive at Myron Taylor Hall. President Ford appointed Judge Van Graafeiland …