Many judges have recently had to learn how to conduct court remotely, but Tribal Court Judge Patricia R. Lenzi has been doing it for years.
In fact, she said, it probably saved her life.
She had been the tribal judge for the Cedarville Rancheria of Northern Paiute Indians for just 90 minutes when the unthinkable happened. The tribe’s former chairwoman pulled out a handgun at a court hear... (continued)