The Issue Unless they are there for a wedding or an adoption, people rarely come to court for a happy, positive reason. Judges who handle criminal cases involving allegations of spousal or child abuse, sexual assault, or other violent crimes can count on seeing people who have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes. But what about judges in drug courts, veterans’ courts, problem-solving courts, o … [Read more...] about Trauma and the Courts – Being an Informed Court