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A Judge's Tale: A Trailblazer Fights for Her Place on the Bench

Name: A Judge's Tale: A Trailblazer Fights for Her Place on the Bench
Brand: She Writes Press
SKU: 9798896360162
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Contributors:

Janet Kintner

Publisher:

She Writes Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Biography & Autobiography, Law, Family & Relationships

Book Subcategory:

Lawyers & Judges, Legal Profession, Parenting

Book Topic:

Motherhood

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Release Date:

12/2/2025

ISBN 13:

9798896360162

Weight:

1.03 lbs

Size:

8.52 x 5.60 x 1.01 inches

Pages:

344

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For fans of The Good Wife and Suits, the true story of a passionately principled young female judge in the man's world of the '60s and '70s who is forced to defend her judgeship against two male challengers in a grueling election--while pregnant with her second child.

Janet Kintner could have ended up just another victim of the system. After a traumatic childhood, and being sexually assaulted as a young woman, the odds were not in her favor--but instead of letting these experiences destroy her, she used them as fuel in pursuit of her dreams. By twenty-four, she was a newly minted lawyer determined to secure justice for everyone, regardless of their gender, race, religion, or income.

In 1968, the District Attorney's office told Kintner, "We will not hire a woman lawyer." Men dominated the legal system. Undaunted, she established herself as a lawyer who represented low-income people and, eventually, as a high-profile prosecutor specializing in consumer fraud. San Diego lawyers elected her the third woman ever to the County Bar Association Board of Directors. In her private practice, she continued to help everyone she could, often pro bono.

In 1976, when Kintner was thirty-one and pregnant, Governor Jerry Brown appointed her the third female judge in history in San Diego--a move that didn't sit well with some men in her field. Two years later, two men challenged Kintner, a mother pregnant with her second baby, in the nastiest judicial election of the year. In the coming months, Kintner struggled to balance her time between her children, working full-time in a stressful job, and campaigning. She didn't want to let other women, present and future, down. But was San Diego ready to vote for a female judge for the first time?

About the Author
Janet Kintner was an early lawyer and judge who broke barriers in San Diego, California, where she was married and raised three children, a dog, and a cat. She was challenged and forced to run in an election to save her job in 1978. She has edited and written many legal articles, but this is her first memoir. Her children are now married and have given her four "perfect" grandchildren. She lives with her second husband, a Canadian, part time in Victoria, Canada, but mostly in San Diego.