Maren is Sworn In

On Thursday, September 29th, Maren was sworn in as a lawyer and Jim presided.  We took Mom and met the Russells, Woody Vann and several people who work with Jim in the courtroom.  

The bailiff lead off with a booming "All rise...." and went in to his normal spiel that he does and ended with "Go Navy" ~ that he does to tease Jim, in court.  (He was a Marine and his son is on a destroyer)

Woody Vann introduced Maren to the court and vouched for her integrity ~ he said he could since he had "known her before she was even born!"

Lori held Jim's grandfather's Bible for Maren to place her hand during the Oath of Office

You can see Jim's mother(Nana) and mom to the right of Lori, along with Jim's father (JJ) and Tyler Russell,  the son of Gwen and Jeffrey Russell.

Maren signing the oath of office.

The North Carolina State Bar Oath of Office

Presenting the Oath to the Clerk of the Court

Jim welcoming Maren to the Court

Proof Maren passed the bar

The Hardin Family

Maren and Lori - pretty good birthday present for Lori!

Jim and Maren

Amy and Maren

Then we all went out to an early dinner at The Pit ~ great barbecue!  It was delicious!!!!!

What's next for Maren?  She is in the hunt for a job in the DA's office, but she was asked to sit as the 3rd chair for the prosecution in a big dui murder case in Orange County.  She is participating as a volunteer and will get a ton of experience with procedure and research.

Much love to all,

Leslie