José A. Cabranes, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Portrait Dedication [67:02-69:23]

Well, we are now ready for the reason you've actually come here, which is to unveil the portrait and to see how well it does capture the man, and then the bar mitzvah boy himself gets to speak. Before we reveal the portrait, I just want to offer my profoundest thanks on behalf of all the clerks to the portrait's creator, the extraordinarily talented Daniel Mark Duffy. Daniel's biography is on the back of your program, so I won't belabor his many accomplishments. I also think he might get some grief if I did from his daughter who is here with him today. What I will tell you is that Judge Cabrónas's portrait will, quite remarkably, be Daniel's eighth to grace the halls of the Yale Law School. When you see his masterpiece in a moment, I think you will understand why he has received so many commissions from here and elsewhere. As you will see, although Judge Winter is correct, and a portrait cannot capture everything about a man, I respectfully submit that the portrait you will see captures Judge Cabrónas perfectly, not only his likeness, but even more important, his unique combination of humor on the one hand, and a word that he likes gravitas on the other. In addition, through the background, you'll see in a moment Daniel managed to convey a sense of who Judge Cabrónas is and what is most important to him. You'll see an architectural feature of the courthouse here in New Haven, which Judge Cabrónas holds so dear and played such a large role in restoring. You'll see a view of Yale's campus, the view of Yale's campus that you can see from the judges chambers here in New Haven, and you'll see photos subtle so they don't distract from the judge himself yet distinct of the judge's family and of a scene in his native Puerto Rico. Having built up the suspense or given away the store, depending on your perspective, I'd like to invite Daniel, the artist up here, along with Judge Cabrónas himself and the judge's family to join me here, and the judge's daughter, Jennifer, and his son, Alayho, will do the honors of actually unveiling the portrait, and after that, Judge Cabrónas will say a few words.