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All Rise the Honorable Lourdes Vasquez presiding. Lourdes, the woman behind the robe and newly appointed to the bench, struggles with questions that change lives. Do the police have probable cause for a midnight search warrant? Should a minor be granted an abortion? Should children be sent to a religious school or stay in public school? Should the man standing before her be sent to prison? Should the defendant be allowed to remain in drug court after two relapses? Written by a judge Behind the Robe takes you into the daily life of a judge. Lourdes, a passionate public defender, applies to be a judge at the urging of her husband, Carlos, the boy she loved in high school—now a veteran with a chip on his shoulder. As a Latina she believes she has no chance and is shocked when the governor calls. As a new judge she must deal with the insecurity. "Can I do this job? Am I just a token? How can I deal with my friends? I'm longer a defender, but a decider." She is more than a judge, she's a wife and a friend. Things at home deteriorate. Carlos turns to drink to deal with his PTSD. Will her marriage survive? Molly, her best friend, sober for six months, has fallen on hard times. Will she ke

Author

Barbara Sattler

Publisher

BookBaby

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781543971255