Ep. 32 Humanizing The Bench with Judge Steve Stafford

Tennessee Court Talk

The simple explanation of the role of an appellate court judge is to determine whether or not the law was applied correctly in the trial court. However, everyone in an appellate courtroom is human and judges strive to understand the situations of the parties in front of them. Some of those situations can be very personal, especially for self-represented litigants. In this episode, host Nick Morgan, Digital Media Lead for the Administrative Office of the Courts sits down with Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Steve Stafford to discuss the difference between being impartial and understanding tough situations.
This episode is for all audiences.
Produced by David Stripling, Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts