Assessing when a barrister is really a barrister is a surprisingly woolly issue and arguably one that is embarrassing for the profession’s leadership.Under the existing regime, those called to the
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The Inns of Court movement has been mentioned in these pages. Two of the more detailed posts are
Risks for Attorneys (2019). There are various other mentions of Inn events, the comradery, collegiality, and professionalism that are so endemic to the organizations. These have been called the last, best, hope for this profession (It was said at a meeting, but attribution escapes my best efforts; it sounds like something former Florida Bar Henry Coxe would have said).
On February 17, 2021 the Pensacola American Inn of Court met in a live setting. This Inn, under the leadership of Judge Elizabeth Timothy has defied odds in 2020-21 with live meetings (supplemented with Zoom alternatives for those who wish it), and fantastic social activities. Judge Timothy has been innovative (outdoor venues), inspirational (reminding of the virtues of practice, and the honor of Inn membership), and persistent. The member s attendance has been notable, and illustrates a
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image captionJohnny Smythe flew 27 missions with the RAF during World War Two
John Henry Smythe, an RAF navigator from Sierra Leone in West Africa, was shot down and captured in Nazi Germany in 1943.
War had broken out four years earlier when he was 25 years old, and Johnny volunteered to join the fight against fascism after a call from Britain to its colonies for recruits. Again and again, he and his comrades risked their lives in the skies above occupied Europe.
After he was liberated from a prisoner-of-war camp, he would go on to become a senior officer aboard the Empire Windrush and then an amateur courtroom talent of such promise he was invited to train as a barrister in England. As the attorney general of Sierra Leone, he would meet President John F Kennedy in the White House.
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