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Jun. 27, 2001

District Judge M. James Lorenz

Ask U.S. District Judge M. James Lorenz why he decided to purse a career in law, and he'll insist that he stumbled onto his profession.
His path to judicial briefs and black robes began when Lorenz was 24 and received a severe blow to the head while playing football on his Marine Corps base.
Before the injury, Lorenz was about to end a three-year stint in the service after rising to the rank of first lieutenant. He had signed up for classes to become eli... (continued)

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