Behind the Robe: A Novel Volume 1 - Sattler, Barbara
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Readers who enjoy novels about court drama, lawyers and criminal justice will enjoy Behind the Robe: A Novel. Lourdes, a passionate public defender, applies to be a judge at the urging of Carlos, her husband, 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. Walking into court, sitting behind the high bench, flags behind her, "Can I do this job? Can I be fair? Am I a token? How can I deal with my friends now that I'm longer a defender, but a decider?" Lourdes is also a wife and friend.…mehr

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Readers who enjoy novels about court drama, lawyers and criminal justice will enjoy Behind the Robe: A Novel. Lourdes, a passionate public defender, applies to be a judge at the urging of Carlos, her husband, 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. Walking into court, sitting behind the high bench, flags behind her, "Can I do this job? Can I be fair? Am I a token? How can I deal with my friends now that I'm longer a defender, but a decider?" Lourdes is also a wife and friend. Her home life deteriorates, Carlos turns to drink to deal with his PTSD. Will their marriage survive? Molly, Lourdes' best friend, has been sober six months. Will she keep her addiction to alcohol and bad men under control? The reader will see what it's like to be a trial judge from the mundane, which robe to choose, to the decisions that change lives: Should this juror be excused for bias? Do the police have probable cause to justify a midnight search warrant? Should a minor be granted an abortion? Should the children be sent to a religious school or a public school in a dispute between divorced parents? Should this person standing before her be sent to prison or put on probation?There's more to it than "All Rise The Honorable Lourdes Velasquez presiding."
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Barbara Sattler has been a criminal defense lawyer and a judge for thirty year. She has tried over 75 cases including first degree murder and aiding the IRA. In 2008 she retired and began to write about her experiences. Besides writing she is on two non-profits boards, The Haven, a substance abuse treatment center for women and the Transverse Myelitis Association (TMA) which supports adults and children with rare neurological diseases and funds research. All proceeds of her novels go to the TMA.Barbara lives in Tucson with her husband, Kenney Hegland, who is a law professor and writer and her beloved dogs Toby and Teddy.Her previous novels, My Name is Molly, Anne Levy's Last Case and Dog Days are about criminal defense lawyers.