Judges and Judiciary,
Law Practice
Jan. 26, 2022
Trial court judges suffer from mental illness, too
Being a trial court judge with an anxiety disorder requires coping skills that don’t come naturally. When you add pandemic stress to the job, anxiety management’s importance increases dramatically. But having a diagnosed mental illness does not disqualify from getting the job done.
Yolo County Courthouse
Timothy L. Fall
Judge
Yolo County Superior Court
Civil/Probate/LPS
Tim has been a superior court judge since 1995. His mental health memoir "Running for Judge: Campaigning on the Trail of Despair, Deliverance, and Overwhelming Success" is meant to encourage those who have a mental illness diagnosis and to educate people who want to learn more. For those who still insist mental illness is all in your head, he writes this: "And a heart attack is all in your chest. Go see a doctor either way." https://www.amazon.com/Running-Judge-Campaigning-Deliverance-Overwhelming/dp/1725260875
Being a trial court judge with an anxiety disorder requires coping skills that don't come naturally. When you add pandemic stress to the job, anxiety management's importance increases dramatically. But having a diagnosed mental illness does not disqualify from getting the job done.
Civil, criminal, probate, juvenile, traffic and family court judges in my courthouse have hundreds of hearings every month. We encourage people to appear remotel...
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