Mark H. Metcalf is a former judge on the immigration court in Miami, Fla. Under President George W. Bush he served in several posts at the Justice and Defense Departments. These essays are dedicated to Circuit Judge James S. Chenault of Kentucky, whose patient teaching taught me to be a patient judge; to Judge Kevin Bradley, of the Miami Immigration Court, the finest of men and the finest of judges; and my parents, Robert C. Metcalf and Donna C. Metcalf, whose firmness, gentleness, and humor made five children into five adults who honor their lives and treasure their company.

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