During a college philosophy course, a teaching assistant asked now-U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin and her classmates what color a swan is.
"We all looked at him and said, 'A swan is white.' He goes, 'Right, unless you grew up in Australia.' And it was a lovely reminder that, in the end, the only thing people know is their own experience," said Martinez-Olguin, explaining that this principle informs how she presides over cases. &q... (continued)