From Junkie to Judge

Join Berkeley Judicial Institute as Professor Mark Harmon  interviews Mary Beth O’Connor on her book, From Junkie to Judge: One Woman’s Triumph over Trauma and Addiction.

Her memoir will be released on January 24, 2023, and is available for pre-order now.

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

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61272627-from-junkie-to-judge?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=BS4caTvQLm&rank=1

Materials:
Chapter 40, From Junkie to Judge

Commentary: It wasn’t luck that allowed me to become a judge after meth addition. It was white privilege