My Family Said I Failed Until The Judge Asked Me To Take Over The Federal Case

Procedure doesn’t care about gossip. It cares about the record.

The judicial council hearing was in a conference room with beige walls and quiet voices. A three-judge panel. The silver-haired judge at the center asked whether I believed I could preside impartially given my familial connection.

“I didn’t preside by choice,” I said. “I presided by necessity.continue reading …