Continued Reading: The Blair Hornstine Story

Blair Hornstine is currently studying law, and she is scheduled to receive her Juris Doctorate in May 2010. Ms. Hornstine’s family already enjoys a legal pedigree with Judge Louis Hornstine, Blair’s father, who is a Superior Court Judge. Blair Hornstine has always been interested in law; particularly in the way it helps the overlooked and poverty-stricken to maintain their individual rights.

Ms. Blair Hornstine is a firm believer in equality under the law. When Blair Hornstine earned the highest cumulative grade point average in the seventh semester of her senior year of her high school education, she never thought she would have to fight to earn what was rightfully hers: the honor of being named sole valedictorian. In the end, Ms. Blair Hornstine did have to fight, and the legal battle that resulted would teach her a great deal about the legal system and the importance of equality.
Blair Hornstine spent much of her high school career at home, taking private lessons, because she was not healthy enough to attend regular classes. Due to a rare chronic fatigue syndrome, Blair Hornstine often lacked the energy to participate in traditional schooling, but she did not let her medical condition get in the way of her dreams. Like her brother had in 1999, Blair Hornstine was named Moorestown High Valedictorian, and in 2003, she fulfilled her goal by asserting her legal rights as a special needs student.