In this issue three new monthly features debut: Reflections from the Bench Personal essays by your fellow judges (active or retired) talking about their experiences in the judiciary.  Have an...

A: Judge Judy (Judith Sheindlin) was a New York City criminal court judge for four years and later a family court judge for another 10. But she’s a long way from a courtroom today. She dispenses her justic...

I live in Indiana. My daughter lives in Oregon. She never calls. But one night long ago she did send me a text. I did not see it until later, and it was an odd message. It reported, in plain terms, one o...