America's Road to Wealth

The winter sun rises, and the soft light gently touches the earth, waking up the sleeping scenes. The sunshine, following the clouds bit by bit, slowly jumped into the eyes of the sleeping person.

Abel stretched out his hand to block the dazzling sunlight in early winter, opened his sleepy eyes, and felt the warm fragrance of nephrite jade. He raised his numb arm and caressed the smooth and delicate jade back of Peggy Morgenthau who was nestled in his arms. .

"Hmm~"

Peggy snorted, her eyelashes fluttered, her closed beautiful eyes slowly opened, the corners of her mouth raised, revealing a bookish smile, she looked at Abel, and greeted in a hoarse voice: "Good morning. Shouldn't I be greeting you "Good morning dear" at this time?"

"Haha—good morning, whatever you want." Abel smiled and lowered his head to kiss her dry lips, moistening her lips.

She gave some clumsy feedback and was a little cautious, as if a primary school student was learning and trying something that she was not good at.

In this regard, if Abel is a college student, graduate student, master, Ph.D., and postdoctoral fellow.

Then she is probably only at the level of elementary school students or even kindergarten, just at the level of beginners.

Generally speaking, in the morning, Abel would kiss his women at most lightly on KISS.

Because no matter how beautiful the goddesses are, they will have bad breath and smell when they wake up.

But what surprised Abel himself was that Peggy was one in a million who didn't have bad breath in the morning, or that the bad breath smell was almost non-existent.

So when he was with Peggy, even when he woke up in the morning, he was much happier to be close to her.

"The feeling of dopamine is so addictive. Abel, I don't even want to wake up," she whispered after a few minutes of separation.

"Then don't get up, lie down for a while."

"That probably won't work, anyway, today is my first day in office. I don't really care, but this is what you want me to do, so I have to do it."

"Really? Didn't you do it because of your family?"

"It used to be. But I feel that the me now has compensated for the upbringing and help my family gave me in the past. The me now wants to do it for myself and..."

When she said this in a low voice, former Manhattan District Attorney Peggy Morgenthau subconsciously touched her stomach, which was still lying flat as always, "with our children."

Looking into her calm but beautiful eyes, Abel was willing to believe that what she said was true.

"Ha - well, then get up." He could only smile like this.

It is now November 15th, 2003.

The place where he and Peggy stayed has also changed from Manhattan or Long Island to Washington, D.C., Columbia.

The reason why Peggy, the Manhattan prosecutor, is preceded by a prefix is ​​because she has officially resigned from her position as the Manhattan district attorney a few days ago.

This is so because Ms. Paige Morgenthau was recently appointed to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals by the Supreme Court.

A circuit court is a special form of court organization. It is a court composed of a group of judges sent by the Supreme Court of the United States. It is mainly responsible for hearing a certain number of cases.

This type of court can hear cases brought against the federal government or other government agencies, as well as some national cases, special cases, and regular civil cases.

There are 13 federal circuit courts throughout the United States, consisting of the District of Columbia Circuit Court and 12 other district circuit courts.

To put it simply, in a sense, it can be understood as the American version of the "legal envoy who walks on behalf of the sky".

Of course, there are still many differences in the details.

The judges in the circuit courts are important members of the federal legal system in the two major judicial systems of the United States.

To some extent, the status of the 13 circuit court judges is only comparable to the 9 "present gods" in the federal judicial system, which is roughly the same as the prosecutors in those important areas.

The position of Judge of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia is basically the same as that of the District Attorney of Manhattan.

Peggy came to work in Washington from New York, and judging from the importance of the job position, it can be regarded as an almost average job.

It’s just that the systems between the two parties are completely different——

Local prosecutors rely on elections, and the federal legal system is generally directly appointed by superiors. The commander-in-chief or the Supreme Court has such power.

It is similar to the relationship between the federal government and the state governments, and it is a very American system.

Today is the day Paige takes office as a judge in the District of Columbia Circuit Court.

In theory, this is important, and it's better not to be late.

As for the child in her womb, of course there was no doubt that it belonged to Abel. It was the second day after arriving in Washington that she was found to be pregnant, and today is the third day.

However, this does not prevent her from exercising the work of the District of Columbia Circuit Judge.

You must know that among the thirteen circuit judges, there is still Judge Wesley Brown, who will be 100 years old in four years, but is still conscientiously contributing to the judiciary of the United States.

As the most important substitutes for the current gods, the 13 circuit judges are also appointed for life.

As long as I don't retire, or die of illness, or don't get the last step of promotion, the judges can continue to serve.

"Get up, let's go to breakfast—"

Abel knew Peggy was going to be busy next time. She jumped from the prosecutorial system she was familiar with to the federal legal system in such an abrupt manner.

She also left the comfort zone given by her grandfather and family and came to Washington, a place more complicated and dirtier than New York.

Whether she wants to adapt to work or everything around her, it can be said that she will be extremely busy.

Even with the help provided by Abel, it would only make it easier for her to be in the top position.

But if she really wants to grasp power and everything more concrete, she still has to work hard on her own.

Fortunately, the post of judge of the District of Columbia Circuit Court has always belonged to the confidant of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Although the current human gods do not have a single area, everyone can manage all matters related to the law.

But in unspoken rules, because they are also the chief, the judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia will naturally get close to the chief of the Supreme Court.

Peggy was able to come to take this position suddenly, it was Chief William Habs Rehnquist who personally recommended it to the White House and fully supported her in the position.

So in essence, Peggy in Washington became a member of the Rehnquist line in the system of the nine living gods.

This will cause her to be discriminated against and marginalized by the other eight judges. But at the same time, she can also get support and help from the Rehnquist family.

This kind of help is naturally very important for Paige, who is new here and has just jumped from the local legal system to the federal legal system.

It can help her gain a better foothold, so that she will not be helpless when she first comes to Guibao Land.

So it's better not to be late today, because the owner of the White House and several justices will attend Peggy's inauguration ceremony today.

After a warm breakfast, the two did not set off together, but went to their destination separately - the Supreme Court of the United States.

It is located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., opposite the U.S. Capitol, on East Congress Avenue east of the National Mall.

There is no need to mention the specific house number, because anyone who comes to this street will quickly notice these two extremely important buildings, which are the two poles in the separation of powers in the United States.

Although they set off separately, the two arrived on Capitol Hill almost at the same time.

Under the guidance of the people sent by Chief Rehnquist, Peggy had already entered the pure white building in advance.

She needs to do some preparations and will appear at the ceremony later.

Abel's convoy also stopped nearby at the same time. Under the watchful eyes of many bailiffs and some Washington police, he led Edward towards the Federal Supreme Court.

To be honest, although Washington is now becoming his third active place.

The first two are New York and Los Angeles.

Abel has been in the Capitol Building opposite him several times. But it was really his first time here at the Supreme Court of the United States.

Standing at the gate of the "domain" of the living gods, the one sent to pick him up in his personal capacity was John Nicholson Rehnquist.

After a while, the relationship between the two will become closer. Because Abel will become the godfather of John's youngest son, and this is a sign of family acquaintance and closeness in the Western ethical system.

As a guide and guide, John led Abel to start walking inside.

On the way to an important holy site in the United States, Abel couldn't help but look at the holy site of the third pole of the Federation.

Like the White House and the Capitol, the Sanctuary of the Third Pole is architecturally magnificent and magnificently decorated.

This is very natural. It is not only the seat of the Supreme Court, but also represents an independent power among the three powers of the US government. It is grand and important symbolic.

Cass Gilbert, the architect who designed the court, designed the court building as a classical Corinthian column in order to fully integrate and harmonize with other nearby congress buildings.

Walking in from the front, Abel saw the statues on both sides of the front steps. John said they were the work of the sculptor James Earl Freese. The one on the left is a female statue of "Meditation of Justice", and the one on the right is a male statue representing "Guardian of Law".

Coming to the front entrance, there are sixteen marble column beams with very conspicuous words engraved on them, and the content is "fairness and justice under the law".

Hmm... It has the same effect as the "Justice and Integrity" plaque on Bao Longxing's head in the early stage.

Emphasize what is lacking, which is probably the case.

The large bronze doors at the front entrance on the west side are said to weigh six and a half tons each. The engraving on the door is the work of John Donnelly II, describing major events in the history of world legal development.

But John said that it is generally used as a place for tourists to visit and show the majesty of the law when it is open to the outside world.

Just like the White House will only open a small part for tourists to visit, well, the same is true for the Capitol.

These are all programs in the American Zhengzhi Show, and only unimportant places will be opened for tourists to watch.

The real core area, of course, can only be seen by real people or important people.

A few minutes after entering, Abel, John and others walked up the majestic aisle leading to the court. This walkway is called "The Great Hall", presumably because it leads to the Great Hall.

Abel noticed the many busts placed on marble pedestals along both sides of the aisle. John introduced to him again that it was the statues of the chief justices.

On the wall behind the busts, the friezes are medallioned profiles of legislators and heralds.

The entire court hall measures 82 feet by 91 feet (690 square meters), with a carved ceiling 44 feet (about 13 meters) high from the ground, supported by twenty-four marble columns.

The protruding "Big. Judge's Bench" in the courtroom. During the court session, the judges sit behind this "Law. Judge's Bench", and all the furniture in the entire hall are made of mahogany.

The upper four sides of the courtyard are carved marble plaques, and the themes of the carvings are related to the law and famous legislators in the past.

At the end of the lobby on the ground floor is the statue of John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, which was sculpted by William Whitmore Storey in 1883.

The statue was originally placed on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol, but was moved to the Supreme Court more than 20 years ago.

Two marble and copper spiral staircases. Each stairwell is five stories high, supported only by its overlapping steps and additions embedded in the walls. Similar staircase designs are extremely rare in the world.

And when Abel arrived inside, it was already full of people.

They're all here to attend Ms. Peggy Morgenthau's official inauguration as a Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Court.

It can be said that they are all elites in Washington, either the important staff of the White House, the congressmen in the opposite building, or the judges who work here.

To some extent, the judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia can be regarded as the chief judges of the federal legal system, except for the nine current gods.

This position is very important, and the swearing-in ceremony naturally becomes important.

In this field, probably only the swearing-in ceremony of the living gods can be more important than this.

The arrival of Abel and his party naturally attracted the attention of hundreds of people inside.

His current status and influence in the kingdom are real.

So before John brought him into the location, many people greeted him kindly and friendly along the way.

For example, he almost became his godfather, Tom Hammer, who scared many people in the opposite building.

Another example is the four party braids in the opposite building, and many important members.

And, of course, several Lord Chancellors Abel knew, including the pale Mr. William Habbs Rehnquist.

Due to the recent bad incidents in this province, all summer kindergartens in the province have been suspended. My two demon kings have stayed at home since then, and my wife is not feeling well today, and I have been taking care of the children all day today, and there is only one chapter tonight.