ON LIVING UP TO HIS NAME
“With everyone calling me Sir, which is typically reserved for people deserving of respect, I think I’ve always felt a responsibility to be a Sir. To try and live up to that. I use ‘sir’ very generously when I’m addressing other men and young men. And it’s easy for me, because everybody calls me Sir. But I think it really did have a role in shaping my personality.”
Sir Williams ’11
Wisconsin State Journal
ON BEING A JESUIT LAWYER
“As a lawyer, I am called to ensure God’s justice serves everyone. As a Catholic, I am called to a ‘preferential option’ for the poor, and as a Jesuit, I am called to a faith that embraces justice. As a Jesuit lawyer, I am a sign. A sign to the broader world that law is about justice and liberation. A sign to my brothers and sisters in the church that we cannot ignore apparently secular work. A sign to my clients that they are loved by God, a God who will never forsake or abandon them.”
Nate Romano ’05
Jesuits Midwest
ON THE SHIFT IN PUBLIC OPINION FOR MASS INCARCERATION
“… we can extrapolate that candidates for district attorney should have the courage to run on criminal justice reform platforms. Because, I mean, this isn’t New York City. This isn’t San Francisco. Mississippi is a pretty red state. So the fact that, even in a conservative state that votes Republican overwhelmingly, that someone could run on a criminal justice reform platform and win, that tells you there’s been a shift in public opinion about how to deal with crime.”
Scott Colom ’09
slate.com
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WISCONSIN’S BILL PROTECTING PETS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS
“Forty-eight percent of domestic abuse victims coming into shelters reported that they did not seek safety sooner because they were concerned for the safety and well-being of their pets. On top of it, 71 percent of victims coming into shelters report that a batterer had targeted their pet in some fashion.”
Megan Senatori ’01
Channel 3000