According to mommy, the HR professional : Do a little research into the company or, in this case, the court system and/or department you're interviewing for, and have some particular reasons ready why you want to work there over say, the Michigan court system. Have things ready like - there's a renowned professional that you'd be working under, your past experience in DC relates to the new job because...., yada yada... so you'll look like you're really interested in that job in particular, rather than just any job