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Episode 4 - Sentencing with (Ret.) Judge Nancy Gertner
02/28/2024
Episode 4 - Sentencing with (Ret.) Judge Nancy Gertner
Washington, D.C. partner George Hazel and Houston partner Gregg Costa, both former judges, are joined by the Hon. Nancy Gertner, who in 1994 was appointed by President Clinton to the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, where she served until retiring in 2011 to teach at Harvard Law School. Judge Gertner is the author of several books, including her autobiography, In Defense of Women: Memoirs of an Unrepentant Advocate, and Incomplete Sentences, about the men she sentenced during her years as a federal judge. She is also the recipient of numerous awards, among them the Thurgood Marshall Award from the American Bar Association, Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, which she received in 2008—only the second woman to do so (Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the first). She also currently serves as an on-air legal commentator for MSNBC and CNN. The three former judges engage in a far-ranging discussion about sentencing guidelines and the issue of sentencing considerations, including “uncharged conduct” and “acquitted conduct”; mitigating versus aggravating circumstances; age, trauma, addiction, adverse family circumstances, and other distinguishing characteristics; plea deals; and the importance of individual stories.
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