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impression during my 27+ years of federal service and, now that I’m retired, I

have committed to making a difference to those individuals who need some

hope in their lives.

I am Catherine Cohan and I served in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit. Over my 37 plus years, I worked in the Clerk's Office with many
different responsibilities. I started as a secretary and finished as the D.C.

Circuit's Project Manager for the Appellate Electronic Docketing System.
This last position involved interaction with staff in the other 11 Federal
Appellate Courts and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. This

national effort involved many hours of work and perseverance in the
development and testing of a unified docketing program, which is now used
by the Appellate Courts. This program allows attorneys to electronically file
in any circuit. Judges and their staffs now have quick access to pleadings and

briefs. Likewise, the Clerk's Office staff is able to verify filings without delay .
Because of my long and varied service in the Court, I was able to contribute to
this successful national program. Having the same docketing system across

the circuits continues to save many judicial resources.

I am Diane R. Hooper and I served in the Department of Justice for 37 years.
For the last 30 years, I worked in the Antitrust Library, searching for

companies, people and information. Much of my knowledge was institutional
knowledge, which others did not have. Once I was on leave and no one in the
office could identify a book. The cite from Library of Congress did not give

what was being cited. When I returned, I was able to identify the book by the
subtitle. Although I knew I was indispensable, I saw where others needed to
learn my techniques and helped them. I did legal research for attorneys and
economists using Dun & Bradstreet Directories. I also used Moody's,

Standard & Poor's and other business directories. The computer was used as a
broader source for companies and articles pertaining to the projects I worked

on, in Lexis, Nexis, New Y ork Times and other major newspapers.

I am Steven Riemer and I served for the Board of Immigration Appeals for 29
years. I was an Attorney of this highest administrative appellate body in

immigration law. I reviewed the appeals of individuals from Immigration
Judges’ decisions, which ordered them deported from the United States. Some
appeals were from the Department of Homeland Security appealing decisions,

which allowed the individuals to legally stay in the United States.

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