February 3, 2022
12:00pm PST
75 minutes
Virtual
CLE credit available
Join Berkeley Judicial Institute as Heather Rosmarin, Founder of the InterAmerican Clean Energy Institute interviews Mary Beth O’Connor on her book, From Junkie to Judge: One Woman’s Triumph over Trauma and Addiction.
Her memoir released on January 24, 2023.
From the publisher’s website:
“Searing, unsettling, and ultimately triumphant, Judge O’Connor’s debut memoir takes readers on a wild ride through the rock-bottom underbelly of intravenous drug addiction to the hallowed halls of justice where she rose to the pinnacle of success as a federal judge.”
From the author’s website:
“..6 years into recovery, she attended Berkeley Law. She worked at a large firm in Silicon Valley, then litigated class actions for the federal government. In 2014, Mary Beth was appointed a federal Administrative Law Judge, a position from which she retired in 2020.”
Learn more about Judge O’Connor, and her story, here:
https://junkietojudge.com/writer
Materials:
Chapter 40, From Junkie to Judge