PROFILE April 16, 1990 Issue

Facing corruption with "the ethics of unselfishness"

In the fight to maintain ethics in business and government, the important battles may often be modest rather than dramatic. These quiet, day-to-day struggles go on within individuals who are trying to withstand pressures, trying to see and do what's right. But small victories do count. As this "Profile" indicates, they can lead to a strengthening and a purifying of institutions and communities.

For four years the lawyer interviewed here served as an administrative law judge in a state system in the United States. Here the former judge describes some of the ways spiritual discernment helped her both in the specifics of decisionmaking and in maintaining an ethical standard. Because of the nature of the work described, this interview is published anonymously.

Could you tell us some of your responsibilities as an administrative law judge?

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