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Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ketanji Brown Jackson is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. When a high school guidance counselor told her she should set her sights lower than Harvard, she decided to go to Harvard for college and law school. When she became a public defender and saw inequalities in the justice system, she used her legal skills to advocate for people who needed help, but couldn't afford an attorney. Ketanji's path to the Supreme Court was unique. She's the only...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Alex Sand was spending the evening at home playing basketball with his two young sons when all three were shot in cold blood. A wealthy federal judge, there's no short list of people who could have a vendetta against Sands, but the gruesome murders, especially that of his children, turn their St. Paul community on its head. Sand was on the verge of a major donation to a local housing charity, Heart/Twin Cities, and with the money in limbo, eyes suddenly...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
Big changes were in the air for the legal crew of Night Court as the smash hit show entered the seventh season of its epic nine-season run. Status quo is MIA for the court as the season begins with a visit from Harry's estranged dad, former mental patient Buddy that results in the two shacking up. Meanwhile, Dan begins a season-long quest for new lodgings, a quest complicated by Judge Harry's new roomie.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"All rise for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female United States Supreme Court. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson knew from the very beginning that "You can do anything. You can be anything." Driven by those powerful words and her parents' love, Ketanji refused to let naysayers stop her from rising to the top. Her perseverance and her wits led her to become the first Black woman to become a US district judge and eventually the first Black female...
Author
Series
Savannah secrets volume 3
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Meredith sees a mysterious man lurking around her home who bares an uncanny resemblance to her late husband. At the same time, the newly revealed 1733 diary of one of the first women to settle Savanah, which might contain clues to the location of Blackbeard's treasure, is stolen. Meredith and Julia are on the case.
Author
Series
Savannah secrets volume 9
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Meredith's old friend, Davis Hedgerow, is writing a new book to highlight Savannah's most popular attractions. He calls on Magnolia Investigations when he receives a threatening note demanding he cancel his book's publication or else. From restored diners to haunted bed-and-breakfasts and a beloved bookstore, Meredith and Julia find themselves with lots of suspects, but no clear motive.
Author
Series
Savannah secrets volume 8
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
During a tour of historic homes, Meredith and Julia meet Cora Chisholm, a wealthy Savannah matron who is in need of their services. She asks Magnolia Investigations to find the history of five children who were sold during the Great Depression.
10) The hidden gate
Author
Series
Savannah secrets volume 1
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Meredith Bellefontaine left her job as president of the Savannah historical society and reopened her late husband's investigation agency with her best friend, and retired juvenile court judge, Julia Foley. Julia accidentally discovers their first case with a rusty key that unlocks the secrets of a 64-year-old murder case.
12) Whispering bells
Author
Series
Savannah secrets volume 4
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Pastor Ed Markham calls on Magnolia Investigations and shows Meredith and Julia an old ledger dating back to the founding of Savannah. When someone breaks into the pastor's homes and steals the ledger, Meredith and Julia must solve both a historic mystery and a modern-day theft.
13) Sonia Sotomayor
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Describes the judge's remarkable career and the obstacles she overcame to become America's first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice.
14) The intern
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Madison Rivera lands the internship of a lifetime working for Judge Kathryn Conroy. But Madison has a secret that could destroy her career. Her troubled younger brother Danny has been arrested, and Conroy is the judge on his case. When Danny goes missing after accusing the judge of corruption, Madison's quest for answers brings her deep into the judge's glamorous world. Is Kathryn Conroy a mentor, a victim, or a criminal? Is she trying to help Madison...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The Summons: Once Judge Atlee was a powerful figure in Clanton, Mississippi but now he is a sick, lonely old man who summons his two sons to Clanton to discuss his estate. However, he has a shocking secret.
The Brethren: Tells the story of three disgraced former judges serving time in a Florida federal prison.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") returns in the explosive second season of Your Honor. Disbarred, disgraced, and all but destroyed, ex-judge Michael Desiato is offered a ray of hope when a federal agent recruits him to take down the empire of corruption and vengeance that runs New Orleans.