Tough cases : judges tell the stories of some of the hardest decisions they've ever made / edited by Russell F. Canan, Gregory E. Mize, and Frederick H. Weisberg
Introduction -- Terri's judge / Judge George W. Greer -- Rough justice / Judge Russell F. Canan -- 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 -- A quiet grief / Judge Lizbeth González -- United States v. I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby / Judge Reggie B. Walton -- A judge's hidden struggle: overcoming Judicial culture / Judge Gail Chang Bohr -- 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
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
