Compassion and Consequences in Court on Christmas

A 3-Hour marathon of courtroom drama unfolds as judges are confronted with some of the most shocking and interesting cases to cross court dockets.

We kick things off with Christmas themed cases from Kansas. All the defendants are begging for mercy just before Christmas. Which of them actually deserve the courts consideration? You be the judge.

Then watch as Judge Stevens unleashes his frustration on a woman appearing for her TENTH theft charge. While in another case he is left stunned by yet another man who, just months after being put on probation for strangling his girlfriend, is back for allegedly strangling his new fiancée.

In WIsconsin we'll see Judge Mogen preside over two very different cases with very different outcomes. One case summons the wrath of the court, while the other seems to tame that same beast. It's a judicial contrast with a holiday spin you can't miss.

From a young mother in Washington State with a growing list of felonies begging for a chance to be with her child, to a man whose strange behavior in a Target bathroom sparked a massive police response ON CHRISTMAS EVE, the Thurston County In-Custody Christmas Eve docket highlights the criminal justice challenges of the Holiday Season.

We end with a one of a kind Christmas Send off from Lansing, Michigan.
Stay tuned to see how things unfold.
It's the perfect closer to this Special Christmas Presentation of The Court Gallery.

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Case Timestamps:

Judge Hart
00:02:41 State of Kansas vs. Cody Hills - A man asks the court to remove his alcohol monitoring bracelet.

Judge Lee
00:25:58 State of Kansas vs. Jordan French - A young mother faces sentencing for multiple driving offenses.
00:53:47 State of Kansas vs. Jonathan Nays - A father discusses his sobriety and his past failures to appear.

Judge Ricke
01:15:24 State of Kansas vs. Joseph Beylong D. Hoff - A man appears for his first hearing on a disorderly conduct charge.
01:20:03 State of Kansas vs. Amanda Don Plummer - The co-defendant in the previous case has her bond addressed.

Judge Stevens
01:29:11 State of Texas vs. Tierra Norman - tenth theft-related offense.
01:44:12 State of Texas vs. Colton Michael Barrera - third domestic assault involving strangulation.

Judge Mogen
02:09:05 State of Wisconsin vs. Derrick Williams - missed multiple court dates, wishes to represent himself.
02:23:29 State of Wisconsin vs. Jared Kokesh - few ties to the community. Worth a chance for Christmas?

Judge Stillwell (12-24-25)
02:33:53 State of Washington vs. Cody Calisthen - Mental Health Crisis, A New Mother, and a Family's Plea on Christmas Eve
02:45:46 State of Washington vs. Xavier Jackson - Christmas Even Crazy makes passionate Holiday Plea for a PR Bond.

Judge Greenwalt
03:05:02 City of East Lansing vs. Andrew Bishop - "You look beautiful as always, and may you all have a very Merry Christmas"

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