Standing at the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp, where escaped enslaved people once sought freedom through treacherous terrain, I felt the weight of history pressing against my judicial robes. Suffolk,...
As someone who spends her days interpreting the layers of legal precedent, I find myself equally drawn to places where history accumulates in visible strata. Baltimore's harbor area presents just such...
As someone who's spent years researching ancestral connections, I find profound meaning in places where history isn't just preserved—it's actively lived. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania represents this...
There's something almost jurisprudential about the balance between work and leisure—a delicate equilibrium that, when achieved, creates a harmonious existence. Two weeks ago, as I stood on White Beach...
As someone who spends most days in a courtroom weighing evidence and precedent, there's something profoundly liberating about trading my gavel for a backpack and exploring places that exist far from t...
As someone who spends most workdays presiding over environmental cases in Richmond's courtrooms, I've developed a profound appreciation for accessible urban green spaces. St. Peters, Missouri might no...