Kindness in the Courtroom as a Child Launches into a Violent Outburst
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I had been on the bench for a couple years when I met her. Her name was Jade -- she was 12 years old when she appeared in my court. Besides being disrespectful, not following the rules at home, and staying out all night, she was caught giving oral sex to two adult males. Her mother did not know what to do. The police told her to come to juvenile court and file what is known as an unruly petition.