Judge* Hoff, Jesus Loves You, but the Rest of Us Think You're an A**hole!: Tales from my 20 years as a San Francisco Court Commissioner
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (999 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1467906506 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the recurrent parade of prostitutes she recognized on a first-name basis, to the out-of-towners trying to navigate a day in the city, Agatha captures it all with her keen eye for detail and wry sense of humor.. The book's title was taken from the graffiti left by a disgruntled litigant on the courthouse bathroom wall, much to the amusement of observers, including Agatha herself. Judge* Hoff, Jesus Loves You, but the Rest of Us Think You're an A**hole! is Agatha Hoff's captivating account of her years as a San Francisco Court Commissioner
About the Author Agatha Hoff fled war-torn Hungary during World War II with her family at the age of 10, eventually settling in San Francisco, which she still calls home. . After raising her four children and dispensing justice, Agatha found time to take long bike rides and write a regular column for the San Francisco Bar Association’s quarterly magazine, as well as a book about her mother’s Holocaust survival story, Burning Horses: A Hungarian Life Turned Upside Down. When she became a real lawyer, her personal injury clients termed it “the armpit of the law.” When she was appointed a court commissioner, her favorite moniker was a “fascist terrorist cross-dressed in the cloak of justice.” When at last a British tourist called her “Your Worship,” she thought she’d retire before it went to her head. A lifelong community volunteer, she has worked with Suicide Prevention, Food Runners, the neona
A glimpse of San Francisco you'll rarely see for yourself For those of us who fought a traffic ticket with beating heart and hopeful mind, it is comforting to glimpse into the working of the Court and into the mind of a sympathetic judge through stories of people appearing before her and of those writing her letters. There are heartwarming stories about homeless folk using the. arnold snarb said Several books in one. When you pick up Judge Hoff, Jesus Loves You you'll probably think you're going to read a book full of strange and humorous stories culled from a long career spent in the funky courtrooms of San Francisco. And you are! But this book is much more than that. About halfway through it, you'll begin to realize that you're al. Court Commissioner Tells Tales Hilariously! Brilliant and succinct our author has brought the typical dour courtroom and the people therein, on either side of the bench, to life so vividly, with a passion for fair and reasonable justice and a wickedly dry humor we can feel, even smell, the San Francisco courtroom and busy corridors. We learn a lot about the inven
Contact Agatha Hoff at agathahoff@gmail. Agatha Hoff fled war-torn Hungary during World War II with her family at the age of 10, eventually settling in San Francisco, which she still calls home. Early in her legal career, Agatha worked in poverty law where clients often abandoned her for a “r