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Morning Docket 06.17.09

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* Adam Trenk is a rising 3L at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Thanks to his drawing a king of hearts in an election tiebreaker, this law school hottie is also a newly minted Cave Creek Councilman. [New York Times]
* Greg Bachand, 60, is a first-year associate at a Connecticut firm. He managed to score a job in this economy because his daughter is a name partner at the law firm. [Connecticut Law Tribune via ABA Journal]
* A California lawyer is accused of extorting Dole food company for billions of dollars by bringing fraudulent claims against the company. How do you like them pineapples? [Associated Press]
* Catcher in the Courtroom. There’s a hearing scheduled today in J.D. Salinger’s copyright infringement suit against “J.D. California.” [New York Times]
* You no longer have to be married — or straight — to get federal benefits for your significant other. [Washington Post]
* Bernie Madoff hate letters were unsealed Monday. [New York Daily News]

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