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    Memories of Judge Owen Panner: “A lawyer who made the rest of us proud to be lawyers”

    Amy Kent Law clerk to Judge Panner 1990-1992, 1994-1999 “As a brand new law clerk for Judge Panner, I was quite nervous submitting my first draft opinion resolving a motion.  I was relieved when returning it to me, he said, “Amy, this is just fine.”  However, he then added, “I want you to change only one word:  grant to deny!”  This epitomized the Owen Murphy Panner approach I observed in the seven years I clerked for him:  direct, to the point, and no BS.  And then I rewrote the entire draft!” ***** Arlene Schnitzer Founding board member and original chair of the Oral History Committee “I very much enjoyed working…