The Crystal Gavel

How I Put My Heart into the Body of the Law

Sue Cochrane, Mick Cochrane

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Wise Ink
07 October 2023

"How 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.

""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 Radical Acceptance

When 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.

The 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.

It describes how Sue

found her voice, recovery, community, and spiritual center; created a family and negotiated the demands of career and motherhood with three multi-cultural children; and lived fully and joyfully for more than a decade with a terminal diagnosis.

With 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"

By: Sue Cochrane
Edited by: Mick Cochrane
Imprint: Wise Ink
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9781634896658
ISBN 10: 1634896653
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 07 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Crystal Gavel: How I Put My Heart into the Body of the Law

"""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 Radical Acceptance ""A memoir that crafts exquisite wholeness from the shards of a wounded life. Sue Cochrane's humanity, her healing vision, and her valiant heart will take your breath away."" - Pavi Mehta, author of Infinite Vision: How Aravind Became the World's Greatest Business Case for Compassion ""The Crystal Gavel is a kind of miracle: At once profoundly personal and radically social, it offers a vision of transformation within our hearts and in the often-heartbreaking machinery of our legal system."" - Lon Otto, author of three short fiction collections and the novel The Flower Trade"