My dad always thought I'd make a good judge. I'm not sure I want to be a judge, but today I became intrigued about being a mediator. To the extent that my dad is correct in thinking I'd be good at the former I think I'd also be good at the latter, but I think I would prefer the latter because then I wouldn't have to be permanently attached to one specific jurisdiction. In fact, I think that's my biggest objection to being a judge: the idea of waking up and going to work in the same exact place for years and years... It frightens me. I think I need to feel able to work in different places. Which is not to say that I want to be as much of a nomad as I've been these past few years for the rest of my life; I would like to settle down (and sometime soon). But I would like to settle into a situation where every so often I would get to go to other places.
But as for the mediation aspect, it does appeal to me. I like the problem solving aspect involved with alternative dispute resolution. I think I'm good at that, and I think I also can view a conflict with the appropriate impartiality the situation requires.
Anyway, this is a nascent thought. Prior to today, I never really thought about pursuing it. But maybe now I will.