Judicial Wellbeing

The prompt for our first Casework event will be: “When I noticed my body’s role in decision-making.” Panelists will start the conversation by reflecting on the cases that tested their bodies; the impacts of judicial work on health; and the steps they take to bring healthy bodies to the bench. We will then open the floor for a facilitated conversation among all attendees.

This five-part virtual series recognizes this impossible context and the unique vulnerabilities that many judges carry, however privately. Premised on a model of mutual accompaniment, it honors judges’ wounds and weariness not as a liability but as a shared reference point from which to come together as judges, to learn, and to heal [SESSION 1]. It exposes judges to practices and paradigms [SESSIONS 2, 3, 4] that represent different ways of being a judge (versus judging). And throughout, it seeks to build a community that finds new experiences of justice in the midst of relationship [SESSION 5].

Please join BJI for Casework, a facilitated drop-in session where judges come together every month to explore the challenges and rewards of judicial work.

Every Casework conversation will be kicked off by three judge “panelists” who share their own experiences and reflections on a set topic. The remainder of the hour will be an open conversation, with attendees chiming in, asking questions, and providing their own insights and ideas. Casework is designed to provide a trusted and confidential space for judges to collectively reflect, learn from one another, and feel supported in their work. 

This five-part virtual series recognizes this impossible context and the unique vulnerabilities that many judges carry, however privately. Premised on a model of mutual accompaniment, it honors judges’ wounds and weariness not as a liability but as a shared reference point from which to come together as judges, to learn, and to heal [SESSION 1]. It exposes judges to practices and paradigms [SESSIONS 2, 3, 4] that represent different ways of being a judge (versus judging). And throughout, it seeks to build a community that finds new experiences of justice in the midst of relationship [SESSION 5].

This five-part virtual series recognizes this impossible context and the unique vulnerabilities that many judges carry, however privately. Premised on a model of mutual accompaniment, it honors judges’ wounds and weariness not as a liability but as a shared reference point from which to come together as judges, to learn, and to heal [SESSION 1]. It exposes judges to practices and paradigms [SESSIONS 2, 3, 4] that represent different ways of being a judge (versus judging). And throughout, it seeks to build a community that finds new experiences of justice in the midst of relationship [SESSION 5].

Please join BJI for Casework, a facilitated drop-in session where judges come together every month to explore the challenges and rewards of judicial work.

Every Casework conversation will be kicked off by three judge “panelists” who share their own experiences and reflections on a set topic. The remainder of the hour will be an open conversation, with attendees chiming in, asking questions, and providing their own insights and ideas. Casework is designed to provide a trusted and confidential space for judges to collectively reflect, learn from one another, and feel supported in their work. 

This five-part virtual series recognizes this impossible context and the unique vulnerabilities that many judges carry, however privately. Premised on a model of mutual accompaniment, it honors judges’ wounds and weariness not as a liability but as a shared reference point from which to come together as judges, to learn, and to heal [SESSION 1]. It exposes judges to practices and paradigms [SESSIONS 2, 3, 4] that represent different ways of being a judge (versus judging). And throughout, it seeks to build a community that finds new experiences of justice in the midst of relationship [SESSION 5].

This five-part virtual series recognizes this impossible context and the unique vulnerabilities that many judges carry, however privately. Premised on a model of mutual accompaniment, it honors judges’ wounds and weariness not as a liability but as a shared reference point from which to come together as judges, to learn, and to heal [SESSION 1]. It exposes judges to practices and paradigms [SESSIONS 2, 3, 4] that represent different ways of being a judge (versus judging). And throughout, it seeks to build a community that finds new experiences of justice in the midst of relationship [SESSION 5].

Please join BJI for Casework, a facilitated drop-in session where judges come together every month to explore the challenges and rewards of judicial work.

Every Casework conversation will be kicked off by three judge “panelists” who share their own experiences and reflections on a set topic. The remainder of the hour will be an open conversation, with attendees chiming in, asking questions, and providing their own insights and ideas. Casework is designed to provide a trusted and confidential space for judges to collectively reflect, learn from one another, and feel supported in their work.