Judge Esther Salas: This Country Has Given Us Too Much for Us to Abandon It
Summary
Federal District Judge Esther Salas shares her profound grief after her son Danny was murdered and her husband Mark was shot in 2020, explaining how she transformed that trauma into a mission to combat political violence. Salas discusses the unprecedented attacks on the judiciary, including anonymous pizza deliveries and dehumanizing rhetoric from the Trump administration, which she views as an intentional effort to erode public trust in the courts. She emphasizes the importance of forgiveness, daily grounding practices, and maintaining peace to avoid hardening one’s heart. The conversation…
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