Retired U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz decided to step down from the Central District bench in 2013, in part, because he missed advocating.
"I loved being a lawyer," Matz explained. "And I wanted to continue to do that."
Matz said he learned a great deal about good lawyering while watching attorneys argue before him over his nearly 15 years on the federal bench. But at some point, h... (continued)