Tough Cases

Praise for Tough Cases:
“Tough Cases … provides an invaluable public service, as the judicial branch is perpetually shrouded in mystery. Even more important, though, several judges go further by shedding the self-serving, wholly unrealistic pretense that legal interpretation never confronts shades of gray.”
—Justin Driver, The Washington Post

“Engaging and bracingly honest essays… . The editors of Tough Cases chose well to find judges of heart and skill, bringing their stories to light.”
—National Catholic Reporter

“Unique and hard-to-put-down title for anyone interested in America’s judicial system. Highly recommended for all libraries.”
—Library Journal (starred review)

“An unprecedented view from the bench of compelling stories told by trial judges as they grapple with the most fundamental questions in life and the law. The honesty, compassion, frustration, angst, and indeed courage of these judges shine through.”
—Greta van Susteren, journalist and former criminal defense attorney

“Tough Cases brings readers the closest they will come to putting on judicial robes and making the demanding decisions that change the course of people’s lives.”
—Judge Jonathan Lippman, former chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals

“Tough Cases is a powerful collection of inside information about some of the most interesting and high-profile cases of our times. As riveting as a courtroom drama, it is essential reading for lawyers, law students, and all concerned about justice in America.”
—Paul Butler, author of Chokehold

“Hard cases may or may not make bad law, but they certainly make for riveting reading. A cannot-put-down book by some of our most thoughtful jurists.”
—Louis Michael Seidman, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown University Law Center

“Candid reflections of judges who were there. From family cases to tribal courts, constitutional questions to murder, Tough Cases takes the reader inside the courtroom and into the judge’s chamber.”
—Mary McQueen, president, National Center for State Courts

Russell F. Canan is currently a senior judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and an adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Law. He lives in Washington, DC.

Gregory E. Mize is currently a senior judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and teaches regularly in the Trial Advocacy Workshop at Harvard Law School. He lives in Washington, DC.

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