Yesterday was the investiture of The Honorable United States Magistrate Judge Yeney Hernandez. Two things stood out. First, Judge Hernandez's story is remarkable. Second, I think everyone who attended left with a very clear picture of Judge Hernandez's character.
Judge Hernandez was born in Batabanó, Cuba, and came to the United States with her parents at a very early age. Raised in Hialeah, she complete her undergraduate education at Duke Univeristy and got her juris doctor from Yale Law School. A clerkship on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, several years at Skadden Arps in D.C., and from 2017 until her recent elevation, an Assistant United States Attorney in this district. The judge and others relayed the sacrifices her parents made, how hard they worked, and how they encouraged and inspired confidence in the then-future judge. From humble beginnings, to lofty heights. It is inspiring to see a true American dream come true.
All the speakers, including the judge and her husband, AUSA Jason Wu, were great. Full disclosure, Judge Hernandez, her husband, and I, were all in the same class in law school. Also, I was a speaker, but the least of them. All of the speakers hit on the same themes, which is indicative of the judge's quality. Judge Hernandez is a person of integrity, remarkably smart, hardworking, humble, and dedicated to public service. The examples and stories are too many to recount here and my retelling would cheapen the speeches of the aforementioned and Wifredo A. Ferrer, Alejandra López, The Honorable Deborah L. Cook, and the judge's mother, Lismeli Alfonso.
I wish my classmate all the the luck in the world.
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