It is hard to imagine that a judge’s memoir could be an intriguing page-turner, but that is what you will find reading In Defense of Women: Memoirs of an Unrepentant Advocate (Beacon Press 2011) by recently retired U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner. In colorful detail, Gertner describes controversial cases she handled as an idealistic young lawyer, at a time when women were not particularly welcome in the courtroom, let alone a woman with a penchant for representing the underdog in high-profile cases. For each case described, Gertner provides insight into her drive, and the details surrounding ground-breaking cases involving domestic violence, abortion rights, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, political corruption and rape.
Her book begins with an account of the case that established Gertner as a go-to civil rights/criminal defense lawyer at the age of 29. Her description of this experience captures the extraordinary facts, the charged political environment and the deeply ingrained sexism that she faced in a practice unaccustomed to women lawyers.
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