Keeper of Justice

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Back in 2008, the presidential election absolutely intrigued my curious, young mind. I clipped political cartoons from the Hutchinson Newspaper and taped them all over the sides of my desk hanging them like Christmas lights from a house. Any time I heard the faintest whisper of a political topic, be it the election candidates, the economy, or the war in Iraq, I would eagerly jump at the chance to play politician and debate my ignorant peers. At the end of the day, I’d drag these discussions home to my parents to get more input. I can remember my parents speaking in a sarcastic tone, comparing me to the “dirty, sneaking, scum-bags” in office. They joked about the vast amount of presidents who were also lawyers, as if it made absolute sense to me. I remember my father quoting Robert Frost, saying, “A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.” Regardless of their personal opinions and stereotyping of lawyers, I became very interested in that career field. Over the past few years I’ve done an ample amount of research comparing different areas of law and order in the United States, and I’ve come to the realization that we have a problem in America. I don’t feel the criminal justice system we have today is doing a good enough job, and I truly fear for the people who might end up on the wrong side of the law. So many people are incriminated for all the wrong reasons, anything from outward appearance to an unreliable witness. My heart goes out to the innocent people who sit in prison cells, which is why I’d like to put forth as much effort as I can to bring some justice into this overwhelmingly crooked society by defending the innocence of the wrongfully accused.

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Simply put, the general job of any...

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...cifically, 90% of Kansas’s lawyers earned $185,800. Adding to the promise of this career, the projected growth in this field is a +9%. In my eyes, the American society is deteriorating, which means there will be an increase in crimes. Whether it’s

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murder, rape, DUI, or any of the various other criminal infractions, as awful as these things may be, they will keep people like me employed. Of course, dealing with these sorts of situations, as I said before, will be very stressful. The work environment might be very tense at times and will require quite a lot of mental effort most of the time.

As I previously mentioned, a bachelor’s degree from any accredited college or university is required for most law schools. In Kansas, there are two popular schools of law, the first I’d like to discuss being Washburn University in the beloved capital city of Topeka, Kansas.