More Than “How Can You Defend Those People?”: A Woman’s Perspective on Criminal Defense and the Pursuit of Justice
As a woman practicing criminal defense, I've become accustomed to a certain question. It often arises in social settings, sometimes with a tone of disbelief, other times with genuine curiosity: "How can you defend those people?" The question, though common, always gives me pause, not because I don't have an answer, but because the answer is so fundamental to the very fabric of our justice system, and perhaps, to a perspective I bring as a woman...