Tough cases : judges tell the stories of some of the hardest decisions they've ever made

Canan, Russell Frank, 1950- (editor.). Mize, Gregory E., (editor.). Weisberg, Frederick Howard, 1944- (editor.).

Summary: Prosecutors and defense attorneys have it easy, all they have to do is to present the evidence and make arguments. It s the judges who have the heavy lift: they are the ones who have to make the ultimate decisions, many of which have profound consequences on the lives of the people standing in front of them. In this book, judges from different kinds of courts in different parts of the country write about the case that proved most difficult for them to decide.

Record details

ISBN: 9781620973868
ISBN: 1620973863
Physical Description: print
280 pages ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New York : New Press, 2018.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Terri's judge / Judge George W. Greer -- Rough justice / Judge Russell F. Canan -- A judge's hidden struggle: overcoming Judicial culture / Judge Gail Chang Bohr-- Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown / Judge Mark Davidson -- Brave Jenny / Judge Gregory E. Mize -- Every case is a tough case for a new judge / Judge Michelle M. Ahnn -- United States v. I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby / Judge Reggie B. Walton -- A quiet grief / Judge Lizbeth González -- Can an elected judge overrule nearly a million voters and survive? / Judge Robert H. Alsdorf -- Walking with my ancestors : tribal justice for salmon running / Judge Allie Greenleaf Maldonado -- Crazy or cruel : the trial of an unexplained filicide / Judge Frederick H. Weisberg -- Building justice in Kosovo / Judge Edward S. Wilson -- Elián / Judge Jennifer D. Bailey.