It was an absolute honor and pleasure to spend time with Director Erika Harold and Deputy Director Stephanie Villinski of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism as we presented on judicial wellbeing to two judicial circuits in Illinois on January 29, 2026. We missed the wisdom of our friend and colleague Dr. Diana Uchiyama, JD, PsyD, CAADC from Illinois LAP who usually presents on the clinical side of the issues of secondary trauma. Unfortunately, she wa

Life shifting epiphanies in the Chaos of a Maximum-Security Facility seems unfathomable. An environment where every human being, employees and incarcerated individuals, are in fight/flight/freeze mode is not the most fertile ground for deep reflection. Having facilitated discussions for the past 8 years in challenging environment, I have been privy to an incredible amount of wisdom garnered through lives lived through adverse, traumatic and at times tragic life experiences.  

https://www.ncsc.org/sites/default/files/media/document/Judicial%20Conduct%20Reporter%20Spring%20Summer%20Fall%202025.pdf?utm_campaign=863048_Judicial%20Conduct%20Reporter%20-%20Spring%2C%20Summer%2C%20Fall%202025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=v-0&dm_i=7L57,IHXK,5QHXVU,34NGB,1,,, Thank you to the National Center for State Courts for including my article on the intersection of judicial wellbeing and judicial ethics in the Judicial Conduct Reporter Spring/S

Holidays often serve as moments for reflection, particularly on those individuals who have profoundly influence the lives of people in our communities. Over the past four decades, I have had the privilege of meeting people worldwide who have devoted themselves to enhancing their communities by advancing the principle of justice. With experience in the judicial sector both in the United States and internationally, I have observed that judicial officers, irrespective of jurisdi