Judge Victoria Pratt | On Restorative Justice [Best Of]
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2020
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Growing up outside Newark, NJ, Judge Victoria Pratt found herself in the role of translator, advocate, and champion at a very young age. That deep desire to serve at the sweet-spot between justice and humanity never left her. Rising up through government and educational institutions, she eventually became Chief Judge in Newark Municipal Court in Newark, NJ. But she was not your ordinary judge. For her, it was all about serving the broader humanity and needs of both those who appeared in her courtroom, as well as those who were affected in the community. Judge Pratt gained acclaim as a champion for criminal justice reform and restorative justice in her Newark courtroom, worked with jurisdictions across the US, and as far as Dubai, Ukraine, Mexico, and England. Her TED Talk, How Judges Can Show Respect, went viral. Now a leading voice in criminal justice reform and restorative justice through her consulting firm Pratt Lucien Consultants, Judge Pratt speaks to corporate and organizational leaders about restoring respect to their processes. At the heart of it all is a call-to-action to elevate the humanity and dignity of all people and focus more on restoration and rehabilitation than punishment. We're so excited to share this Best Of conversation with you today.
You can find Judge Victoria Pratt at:
Website : https://judgevictoriapratt.com/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/judgevpratt1/
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| 0:00.0 | I guess today Judge Victoria Pratt grew up just outside of Newark, New Jersey and repeatedly |
| 0:12.8 | found herself in the role of translator and advocate and champion not infrequently for |
| 0:19.9 | her own family at a very young age. |
| 0:22.6 | And this profound sense of empathy and empowerment, along with the deep desire to really serve |
| 0:29.0 | at the sweet spot of justice, it never left her. |
| 0:32.0 | She eventually ended up going to law school, then rising up through the worlds of government |
| 0:36.8 | and education, she would eventually become the chief judge in Newark's municipal court, |
| 0:42.8 | but she was not your ordinary judge. |
| 0:45.2 | For her, it was all about serving the broader humanity and needs, both of those who appeared |
| 0:51.1 | before her in her courtroom, as well as those who were affected in the community. |
| 0:56.7 | And Judge Pratt gained a claim as a champion for an approach that's become known as |
| 1:02.1 | restorative justice, which is focused not on retribution and even goes beyond the sort |
| 1:08.8 | of traditional notions of rehabilitation. |
| 1:11.0 | It's about a larger restoration that involves both the individual and the community and recognizes |
| 1:17.6 | the larger, more systemic issues that so often lead people into her courtroom. |
| 1:23.4 | So now as a professor at Rutgers Law School, she teaches problem-solving justice and restorative |
| 1:28.5 | justice, she also champions criminal justice reformed through her consulting firm, Pratt |
| 1:33.2 | Lushin Consultants. |
| 1:34.9 | And she speaks to leaders of institutions and organizations about how to really heighten |
| 1:40.0 | and restore respect into their day-to-day operations so that their mission can be better achieved |
| 1:45.9 | as well. |
| 1:46.9 | Judge Pratt brings such a powerful, deeply human lens to equality and justice that is needed |
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