{"product_id":"the-crystal-gavel-how-i-put-my-heart-into-the-body-of-the-law-9781634896658","title":"The Crystal Gavel: How I Put My Heart into the Body of the Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow a family court judge, wounded and nearly broken by childhood trauma, brought compassion and love, wholeness and healing, to those in her courtroom-and to herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rarely do I encounter a memoir so powerful and inspiring. Sue's story reminds us of our potential to awaken through life's most heartbreaking challenges . . . and to navigate with compassion, dignity, and grace.\" - Tara Brach, author of \u003cem\u003eRadical Acceptance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sue Cochrane was appointed to the family court bench in Minneapolis, she was uncomfortable being elevated to a judge's seat above the people in her courtroom. She felt a deep kinship with those who appeared before her, often poor, some struggling with addiction and domestic violence and abuse, too often intimidated and confused by an unfeeling and unnecessarily complex legal system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Crystal Gavel tells the story of Sue's journey from a childhood marked by poverty, alcoholism, and violence, through her own recovery and healing, to her quest to humanize the courts and to afford all people a genuine and dignified hearing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt describes how Sue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efound her voice, recovery, community, and spiritual center;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecreated a family and negotiated the demands of career and motherhood with three multi-cultural children; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elived fully and joyfully for more than a decade with a terminal diagnosis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith vivid and unforgettable stories, told with clarity and humor and tremendous generosity of spirit, The Crystal Gavel affirms the power of love to heal our brokenness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16485356\"\u003eSue Cochrane\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wise Ink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781634896658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1634896653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO020000\"\u003eLawyers \u0026amp; Judges\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wise Ink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737858289961,"sku":"9781634896658","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/img_f8f6498f-3f11-4873-9157-164e4f1e2f90.jpg?v=1755541387","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-crystal-gavel-how-i-put-my-heart-into-the-body-of-the-law-9781634896658","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}