Wearing the Robe: The Art and Responsibilities of Judging in Today's Courts

What do Hammurabi, Solomon, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. have in common? They all presided as judges, relying on a precise understanding of the law to mete out justice. Today’s judges, too, have a significant opportunity to intelligently resolve disputes and artfully change lives, but they also face many other daily challenges. Unfortunately, there is no real handbook for a practicing judge—or there wasn’t, until now.

Written by Judge James P. Gray, Wearing the Robe explores the day-to-day...