JERRY SPRINGER -- COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER AT NORTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL

Once again the ABA Journal Daily Newsletter brings us interesting information about the law.  Jerry Springer, once a serious candidate for Congress, a former Mayor of Cincinnati, a former news anchor, who developed a somewhat questionable public persona, was invited to be the commencement speaker at Northwestern University Law School.  Some students at the law school protested the invitation,  of Springer, a 1968 graduate of Northwestern Law.

Springer, an excellent orator in the Bobby Kennedy mold, captivated many of the law school graduates with his speech.  The article quotes a Kennedy-like portion of Springer's address:

"It is perhaps inevitable that we are inclined to always be judging others. But let me share this observation. I am not superior to the people on my show—and you are not superior to the people you will represent. That is not an insult. It is merely an understanding derived from a life spent on the front lines of human interaction. We are all alike. Some of us just dress better—or have more money—or perhaps we were born into better circumstances of parental upbringing, health, brains and luck."

Something for all of us to think about, not just lawyers.

The blurb, with links to the full text of Springer's address, can be found at:http://www.abajournal.com/news/jerry_springers_words_of_wisdom_win_over_skeptical_nu_grads