Gale E. Rasin

What happens when two people point fingers at each other and claim to be victims of a crime the police have not witnessed? This question was examined in one of Dan’s recent columns in The Baltimore Sun, prompting a follow-up conversation today about such common disputes, the limitations of police authority, the role of the Maryland District Court commissioners, and the challenges of resolving such cross-complaints. With Baltimore attorney Jim Astrachan and Gale E. Rasin, longtime Baltimore judge, retired.

Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin, recently retired, shares her observations and experiences about juries with Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, author of "Why Jury Duty Matters: A Citizens Guide to Constitutional Action." Ferguson is professor of law at the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia