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

Behind every courtroom trial is a judge tasked with making a life-altering decision-this is their “engaging and bracingly honest” (National Catholic Reporter) side of the story“Provides an invaluable public service, as the judicial branch is perpetually shrouded in mystery.”-Justin Driver, The Washington PostProsecutors 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 Tough Cases, called “powerful collection of inside information about some of the most interesting and high-pro?le cases of our times” by former prosecutor Paul Butler, a remarkable group of judges-from family court to tribal court to the federal bench-pull back the curtain on the most challenging cases of their careers, sharing what it means to bear the weight of justice in cas