"A lot of times when there are mandatory court room hearings, they feel that the judge has already made up his or her mind. They don't feel like they're actually being listened to and that is so important.”
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A licensed attorney since 2007, Silva-Hernandez' legal experiences involved highly contentious matters where a person’s livelihood, housing, and or reputation was at stake.
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“I grew up with these amazing women in my life. I always say I was well loved and that helped me to be confident, strong and it empowered me,” said Hammer, who practices law in Illinois, Indiana and the District of Columbia.
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“The judge has to make sure that all of the staff within the courtroom (including) the clerk, the sheriff, any translators, everyone, has to know this is a place where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. If you start from the top and insist on that, the people appearing before you appreciate that."
“No one will have to guess at the kind of judge I’ll be because I’ve been serving and doing the job for 20 years. My life is an open book, the history of my decisions on the bench speaks for itself.”