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Profile of the lawyers involved from the Lexington, Kentucky Herald-Leader:
Monday could mark one of the most important days in the legal careers of David Barron and Jeff Middendorf.
The two Kentucky lawyers will be in Washington for the legal equivalent of a New Year’s Day bowl game — playing key roles in a closely watched case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court that carries nationwide implications for the administration of the death penalty.
To get to this momentous moment in their professional lives, Barron and Middendorf both chose to travel on the cheap.
Barron, 29, a public defender who has argued that the state’s method of execution amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, drove to Washington in an aging Toyota Corolla with temperamental tires and an odometer pushing past 233,000 miles. He will likely be the only lawyer in the Supreme Court chambers Monday — perhaps ever — who has been homeless.
Middendorf, 35, who represents the Kentucky Department of Corrections in defending the state’s method of execution, flew to Washington late last week, flew back to Kentucky this weekend — he’s the father of three children under age six — and then flew back Sunday because it was cheaper than staying five days in Washington.
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