Abigail Judge

[Rode Neagle]

AbigailM. Judge, Ph.D. is a clinical and child forensic psychologist. She is co-editor of two books, including Adolescent Sexual Behavior in the Digital Age: Considerations for Clinicians, Legal Professionals, and Educators. Dr. Judge divides her time between private practice in Cambridge and a new service at MGH for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation / human trafficking and other forms of interpersonal violence. She is on the part-time clinical faculty at Harvard Medical School. Visit Dr. Judge online: www.abigailjudge.com.

Judge Bartlett volunteers as a judge for Mock Trial, she is a member of the George & Donald Simpson Inns of Court, and she enjoys speaking at schools about the law, the role of the courts, and the concept of justice. Judge Bartlett is a member of the District and Municipal Court Judges' Association Diversity Committee, the Clark County District Court Committee for Equity and Justice, and the Clark County District Court Innovation Group. When she is not working, Judge Bartlett enjoys exploring the unparalleled beautify of the Pacific Northwest with her children and family.

Abigail Anastasio has close to 15 years of experience as a judge, criminal defense attorney and prosecutor. Ms. Anastasio was elected to the 184th Harris County Criminal District Court in 2019, where she had consistently the highest clearance rate and the most effective docket until her term ended at the end of 2022.

Ms. Anastasio started her career as an Assistant District Attorney (ADA) for Harris County. As an ADA, she tried and handled thousands of cases, ranging from misdemeanors to the most complex felonies. She honed her trial skills and worked in specialty divisions, including the domestic violence division. These experiences would later give her a clear advantage in defending the cases that she once prosecuted. In 2013, Ms. Anastasio, started her private criminal defense practice, where she successfully handled hundreds of criminal cases, earning her honors as a Super Lawyers Rising Star. Her trial wins, dismissals, and returns of no indictment include the most serious offenses such as capital murder, aggravated robbery, sexual abuse of a child, among many others.

Following the election win in 2018, Ms. Anastasio presided over the 184th District Court the following 4 years, dealing with a significant case backlog resulting from two life-altering events: Hurricane Harvey and the COVID pandemic. Throughout this time, Ms. Anastasio not only successfully reduced the case backlog, but she also consistently ranked among the top across all Harris County Criminal Courts in lowest average age of case combined with a reduction of individuals on bond and in jail. While on the bench, Ms. Anastasio presided over one of the highest number of jury trials, including multiple murders, sex abuse cases, and other serious felonies.

Currently serving as Chief Judge of the Yurok Tribal Court, Abby Abinanti was the first Native American woman to be admitted to the State Bar of California and is the first Native American woman to serve as a judicial officer in the state of California. Judge Abinanti has served as a judge in the tribal court since 1997 and has held the title of Chief Judge since 2007. Additionally, she has served as a commissioner for the San Francisco Superior Court.

Chief Judge Abinanti also serves as co-chair of the Tribal Court-State Forum, which makes recommendations to the Judicial Council for improving proceedings where jurisdiction by the state courts and tribal justice systems overlaps.

In 2019, along with Humboldt County Presiding Judge Joyce Hinrichs, Chief Judge Abinanti presided over a Family Wellness Court to help parents end their substance use with the goal of reuniting them with their children.

As a tribal judge, Judge Abinanti is incorporating traditional culture into her courtrooms with a focus on rehabilitation. She was featured in the 2017 documentary Tribal Justice, which followed her and another tribal judge, Judge Claudette White of the Quechan Tribe, as they created these justice systems for their communities. She was also recently featured in Gutsy, a documentary by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton.

LeGrow was previously a judge on the New Castle County Superior Court in Delaware.[2] She was appointed to the court by Governor Jack Markell (D) to replace Judge Fred S. Silverman, who had retired in 2015.[3]

Delaware governor John Carney appointed Abigail LeGrow to the Delaware Supreme Court. LeGrow replaced Justice James T. Vaughn Jr., who retired on May 1, 2023. Vaughn's replacement was Governor Carney's (D) third nominee to the five-member supreme court.[4]

At the time of the vacancy, Delaware law required a judicial nominating commission to recommend qualified candidates to the governor, who would select a successor from that list with senate approval. LeGrow will serve a 12-year term.

LeGrow received a B.A. in political science from Susquehanna University, graduating summa cum laude. She then received her J.D. from Pennsylvania State University's Dickinson School of Law in 2004, graduating as valedictorian of her class.[2][3]

After earning her law degree, LeGrow clerked for then-Justice Jack Jacobs of the Delaware Supreme Court. She then practiced law in the private sector, focusing on corporate and commercial litigation. In 2011, she was appointed to serve as a master on the Delaware Court of Chancery by former Chancellor Leo Strine. As a master on the Chancery Court, LeGrow presided over hearings and issued several legal recommendation opinions on a variety of issues. [2][3]

The five justices on the Delaware Supreme Court are selected by an assisted appointment method, whereby a judicial nominating commission screens candidates and submits at least three names to the governor. The governor may decline to appoint someone from this list and instead request a supplemental list, but ultimately a name from one of these lists must be submitted to the Delaware Senate. The commission is made up of 12 members, eleven of which are appointed by the governor (including at least four lawyers and at least three non-lawyers). The president of the Delaware State Bar Association nominates the twelfth member, who is added to the commission with the governor's approval. The governor designates the commission's chairperson.[5]

Appointed justices serve for 12 years, at which point they must apply to the commission for reappointment.[6] The commission must recommend sitting judges for reappointment unless two-thirds or more of the committee object. Reappointed judges also serve 12-year terms.[6] Delaware is relatively unique in that appointees' initial terms are no shorter than their subsequent ones

Delaware's constitution requires that there be an even partisan balance on each state court. For courts with an even number of judges, this means that no more than half of the seats on the court may be held by judges who are members of the same political party. For courts with an odd number of judges (including the state supreme court), this means that no more than a bare majority of seats on the court may be held by members of the same party. For example, a court with five seats could not have any more than three judges who are members of the same party.[6]

The process for selecting a chief judge or justice for the supreme, superior, and chancery courts is identical to the process used to select associate judges. The governor chooses an appointee from a list compiled by the judicial nominating commission, and if the state Senate gives consent, the appointee will serve a 12-year term as chief.[5]

If a midterm vacancy occurs on the court, the seat is filled as it normally would be if the vacancy occurred at the end of a judge's term. A judicial nominating commission recommends qualified candidates to the governor, and the governor selects a successor from that list with Senate approval. The new appointee serves a 12-year term.[5][8]

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And finally, the court also felt that Ted had no right to know that Judge Hiramoto had a transgender child of her own, whose gender transition she had publicly supported. No one disclosed this information to the parties.

Courts are adopting this view and seeing a child who has a feeling of gender dysphoria as no different from one born with a cleft palate. From this perspective, the only relevant question in a custody dispute involving a transgender-identified minor is: When will you allow him to get the necessary surgery to fix his body? Once a court swallows gender ideology, in other words, judges will believe that the only thing left for a loving parent to do, after an adolescent announces a trans identity, is shuttle him to the doctors who will alter his body and contribute clapping-hands emojis to the photos he posts on Instagram.

Hernandez, a former Edison Career and Technology High School student, was sentenced to three years of probation in August after pleading guilty to third-degree falsely reporting an incident, a misdemeanor.

But, as Telesca's decision notes, the social media posting appeared to be an angered response to bullying and there appear to be no current signs that Hernandez, who has a developmental disability, is a threat.

Telesca's ruling shows how chaotic Hernandez's life has been with the asylum ruling. In May she was scheduled for deportation and was flown to an immigration transfer center in Louisiana for deportation to Mexico.

The federal appellate court that will hear her appeal then ordered the deportation stayed, and she was returned to the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia, where she has remained because of the bail decision.

He noted that she was originally charged with a felony and allowed to plead to a misdemeanor; that a judge, prosecutors, probation officials, and defense lawyers all saw no need for her to serve jail time for her crime; and that she has strong community support attesting to her character.

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