Joshua Rosenkranz of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe was in Washington, D.C., last Thursday and Friday getting ready to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. He could have stayed in the nation’s capital over the weekend, but two things lured him home to New York City: date night with his wife on Friday and his annual duties as family Halloween costume-maker.

“I figured I’d just make the short trip back to D.C. on Sunday,” Rosenkranz told Legal affiliate The Am Law Daily on Wednesday.