Introduction : Independence and corruption
Part One. Judges. Who's the judge?
The prosecutor's perspective
The decision-making ideal
Part Two. In chambers. The trial judge : birth, aborted : State v. Monica Migliorino Miller
The appellate judge : birth, premature : Peterman v. Midwestern National Insurance Company, Special Products, Inc., Frank A. Busalacchi, and Visuals Plus, Inc.
Standard of review : casting the legal drama
The trial judge : life, and a lost teenager : In the interest of S.W., a child under eighteen years of age
The appellate judge : life, and a sex predator : State v. Shawn Schulpius
The trial judge : death, and a cherished child : State v. Anthony C. McClain
The appellate judge : death, and three widows : Wischer v. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America, Inc.
The trial judge : religion, and white supremacists : State v. Hollin Lange and Patrick O'Malley
The appellate judge : politics, "out on the point" : State v. L.C. Clay
Indigestion : food, mood, and more
Part Three. Vanishing independence. Judicial campaigns : declarations and contributions
Begging the question : elective or appointive?
Afterword: fathers and grandfathers.
