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Tough Cases: Judges Tell the Stories of Some of the Hardest Decisions They’ve Ever Made

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Praise for Tough Cases:“Tough Cases . . . provides an invaluable public service, as the judicial branch is perpetually shrouded in mystery. Even more important, though, several judges go further by shedding the self-serving, wholly unrealistic pretense that legal interpretation never confronts shades of gray.”—Justin Driver, The Washington Post“Engaging and bracingly honest essays. . . . The editors of Tough Cases chose well to find judges of heart and skill, bringing their stories to light.”—National Catholic Reporter“Unique and hard-to-put-down title for anyone interested in America’s judicial system. Highly recommended for all libraries.”—Library Journal (starred review)“An unprecedented view from the bench of compelling stories told by trial judges as they grapple with the most fundamental questions in life and the law. The honesty, compassion, frustration, angst, and indeed courage of these judges shine through.”—Greta van Sustren, journalist and former criminal defense attorney “Tough Cases brings readers the closest they will come to putting on judicial robes and making the demanding decisions that change the course of people’s lives.”—Judge Jonathan Lippman, former chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals “Tough Cases is a powerful collection of inside information about some of the most interesting and high-profile cases of our times. As riveting as a courtroom drama, it is essential reading for lawyers, law students, and all concerned about justice in America.”—Paul Butler, author of Chokehold “Hard cases may or may not make bad law, but they certainly make for riveting reading. A cannot-put-down book by some of our most thoughtful jurists.”—Louis Michael Seidman, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown University Law Center “Candid reflections of judges who were there. From family cases to tribal courts, constitutional questions to murder, Tough Cases takes the reader inside the courtroom and into the judge’s chamber.”—Mary McQueen, president, National Center for State Courts

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About the Author

Russell Canan is currently a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and an adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Law. He lives in Washington, DC. Frederick Weisberg is currently a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and teaches annually in the Trial Advocacy Workshop at Harvard Law School. He lives in Washington, DC. Gregory E. Mize is a currently a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and is a judicial fellow at the National Center for State Courts and an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. He lives in Washington, DC.

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Product details

Hardcover: 320 pages

Publisher: The New Press (September 25, 2018)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1620973863

ISBN-13: 978-1620973868

Product Dimensions:

5.7 x 1 x 8.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.0 out of 5 stars

9 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#36,115 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Very insightful. I especially enjoyed Judge Greer who presided over the Terri Shivo case in Florida. That judge is a hero. His story gave me hope that even in a divided country there will still be courageous heroes who put country and the rule of law before party.

I couldn't put this down! Compelling stories of the cases that fix themselves in a judge's mind. As someone with no legal connection, I still found the writing and stories mesmerizing!

This book is a law buff’s dream. Three judges have collected essays by thirteen judges who served, or are serving, on various lower courts — sadly but unsurprisingly, there are no contributions by Supreme Court justices or federal circuit court judges. The editors’ aim: “to demystify judicial decision-making and to make the process accessible to ordinary people, who would not otherwise get a ringside seat.” And the judges do exactly that: They describe, beat by beat, how they ruled on their toughest cases.You know some of these cases. Elián González. Terri Schiavo. Scooter Libby. And you will be surprised at how not tough they were to decide — but why they were, in fact, tough.For George Greer, who ruled that Schiavo’s husband had the legal authority to let his brain-dead wife die, the hardest decisions were personal. Dead flowers were delivered to his wife, with a note: “no food… no water.” His church kicked him out. Law enforcement was stationed at his house for months. Along the way, he learned something important: “Not too many people have had to stand up to their president, their congress, their legislature, and their church. I would never have known for sure I had the strength to do that if not for this case.” Only later did he learn he’d made the right decision — when Schiavo died and he saw the autopsy: “The portion of the brain to which the optic nerve is attached was completely missing. There was no way she could have responded to any of the visual tests she was subjected to.”In the Elián González case, Judge Jennifer Bailey had to decide whether to return a seven-year-old Cuban boy to his father in Cuba or allow him to stay with relatives in Miami. If you know anything about Florida, you know that Cuban refugees historically despises Castro — and every state and national politician took care not to alienate those repatriated Cubans. There was immense political pressure on Judge Bailey. She takes the reader through it, beat by beat, and compares it to the legal issues, which were comparatively simple. “I did not deserve praise for resisting [the political forces],” she concludes. “I simply ignored the politics, which is what judges are supposed to do.”The less well known the case, the greater the interest for me.Frederick H. Weisberg, one of the book’s editors, had the task of judging Banita Jacks, 33, who killed her four daughters in Washington, D.C. and lived for months with their remains. She declined a jury trial, refused an insanity defense. Much of this piece is the judge’s questioning of this defendant, who is extremely lucid here. And yet…Then there’s the judge on a Native American court who is caught between U.S. law with tribal law; a feather plays an important role here. “I feel like I can hear my ancestors,” she writes. “They are telling me we can’t afford to throw away our community members who make mistakes.” And there’s a girl who became desperately ill and then got worse because her mother poisoned her in the hospital. And a case in Washington where the voters went one way and the state’s constitution went another. “They don’t pay me to be right,” the judge notes. “They pay me to be fair.”I was particularly impressed with that judge, Robert H. Alsdorf of Washington. He does something you don’t see often: he notes the compelling arguments of the losers. “I try to explicitly note for the losing party how laudable . . . its . . . legal argument is, and then give a straightforward explanation of why that factor nonetheless cannot be used by the court to justify a ruling in its favor. . . . We can acknowledge this without losing any judicial power.” And the losers know they’ve been heard.And there are fascinating breadcrumbs along the way. Did you know that only one state has expressly prohibited sex between an attorney and his client? And that Texas had the chance to make that illegal in 2017? And that 72 percent voted against the change? I guess if you’re a lawyer who likes to cross the ethical line with a client, Texas is not the worst place to practice.

This is a compendium of a dozen or so cases, some famous, some not, by the trial judges who tried them. They range from the well known case of Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban child who landed in Fla. and whose relatives flew into a tremendous dispute as to his being returned to Cuba, to cases in state and Federal courts including an intriguing murder/insanity case in Washington, DC, a case in an Indian tribal court, and others, civil and criminal. A few of the cases are a bit hard to follow; others are fascinating. If you ever wondered what a trial judge thinks and how he/she goes about their duty, you'll find this a very interesting read.

This is a compilation of cases each written by the presiding judge that he or she found to be difficult for one reason or another. Some were headline cases, such as Terry Schiavo “right to die”; Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban refugee child; and Scooter Libby, who squealed on Valerie Plane, was convicted of lying to the FBI, whose sentence was commuted by Bush and subsequently pardoned by Trump. Most of the cases were difficult not because of the law, which was clear cut, but because of the publicity and the involvement of Republican politicians in Florida and in the Scooter Libby case. The fact that most of these judges were elected and wished to run again and the lawyers appearing before them often contribute to their campaigns is an unstated argument against election of judges. This is a short book, designed for the layman, but engaging and informative nonetheless.

Good reminder that a strong judiciary is our best hope for continued liberty from tyranny. Most of the judges are excellent writers and make this a pleasure to read. I enjoyed getting the background and insight into the judges thinking on cases from those in the spotlight to the unknown but equally intersting cases.

True to life stories from the obscurity of a jurists personal point of view. Behind the scenes of some very momentous judicial and political issues of the U.S. sharing the emotional experiences of a judge. Too short. Looking for more reading like this without wading through case histories.

I bought this for my son-in-law. I got the book from the library and read and enjoyed it. It tells background to cases that we read about 20 years ago.

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