What Happens When Dad Shows Up at the Front of Your Class?
That’s what happened to third-year law student Doug Bouton, whose father, Daniel Bouton, a longtime prosecutor and judge in Virginia, joined the U.Va. Law faculty this spring. The younger Bouton recently wrote a column for the student-run Virginia Law Weekly describing his experience.
I was informed that Diesel Dan would be teaching at UVA Law not from Diesel himself, but from another law student. I scoffed at the ignoramus who inquired whether my dad was teaching at the Law School— “Ha. Definitely not,” I boldly asserted, looking down on him from my pedestal. When I later told Diesel Dan about this preposterous question, I was surprised to discover that I, in fact, was the ignoramus—he would be teaching at the Law School beginning in the spring of 2010. I guess I stupidly assumed that his son, who was still attending UVA Law, would be privy to that information before anyone else.
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Tammy | March 11, 2010 @ 8:36 pm
I’ve had the honor of being in Judge Bouton’s courtroom. He is always kind, respectful, welcoming and thoughtful. I’m confident he’ll be a great addition to the faculty of the law school.