First Women To Hold Top Staff Jobs At Supreme Court Are Retiring
Pamela Talkin was the court's marshal; Christine Luchok Fallon was its reporter of decisions.
Pamela Talkin had been at the Supreme Court in the top security job for less than two months when 9/11 hit. Her first task that morning was to evacuate the building, but Chief Justice William Rehnquist didn't know a terrorist attack was in progress, and he was presiding over an important meeting with chief judges from around the country. When a note Talkin sent in got no response, she walked into the room and ordered everyone
