. . . I don't think I'd have used a 50-year-old judge as the example there, but that's probably a hazard of my profession.

What example would I use? I don't really know. Hmmm. Nothing related to a position comes to mind; the key thing seems to be remembering the context, that you are certainly asking for someone else to make an effort for your benefit, and that that effort may be more than is readily apparent.