IT’S A GRAY AREA: Grappling with mental illness

Grappling with mental illness It’s A Gray Area Mental illness has been a part of the human experience for as long as mankind has walked the face of the earth. But within the last several years, medical and legal professionals have come a long way in...

No, it’s just the beginning – by Judge Jim Gray

No, it’s just the beginning It’s A Gray Area Maybe some of you older types like me will remember watching the television police show “Dragnet,” starring Jack Webb. Then you might also recall that, after the crime was solved, they would tell us at the very end of...

“A STITCH IN TIME SAVES KIDS” by Judge Jim Gray

“A STITCH IN TIME SAVES KIDS” Sometimes the court system doesn’t do what the community expects, and even has a right to expect. For example, it would seem to be fundamental that the Juvenile Court would try to gather as much overall information as it could about the...

“IS OUR COUNTRY AT WAR” by Judge Jim Gray

“IS OUR COUNTRY AT WAR?” Is our country at war? That is a question that must be asked, because there are many important consequences for being at war. So are we? Well, the answer is no, we are not at war. The reason for that answer is actually quite simple and...