If we had a list of the people who encapsulate the worst of American liberalism, Sol Wachtler would have to be near the top. A judge best known before 1992 for determining that a woman was too stupid to be able to create an enforceable contract (Jones v. Star Credit Corp., 298 NYS2d 264), he later blamed his narcissistic behavior on those banes of the 90s, pills and "bi-polar disorder."

Please, please give me a break, Sol, and for once in your life, face up to the fact that you're responsible for your own actions, and that your moral code should apply to yourself and not just everyone else.

Quite fascinating and well-written. It is of course self-justifying, and I am sure that his victim and the prosecutor would give another side to the story. I have questions about how he got the prescription drugs that were at least a partial cause of his problems. He obtained 1400 Tenuates over four months but does not say who was doing the prescribing or what went on between him and the doctor.

This book provides an excellent look at the justice system from both sides. The former chief judge for the highest court in New York spent time in federal prisons, and in this book, he shares his experiences and the lessons he learned. This is a great book for anyone interested in the legal system, because it gives Wachtler's inside views and opinions from the aspect of both a judge and a former prisoner.