in as a judge last year, has served as a Superior Court judge in New Haven's family court division since May. "In family court you're dealing with the most intimate aspects of people's lives," she says. "It's very emotional for the litigants. You're seeing a snapshot of good people at a bad time in their lives."

Tillman, now a writer and inspirational speaker, is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Human Services at Goodwin College.

"It doesn't surprise me that he's gone on to do these wonderful things because he was not burdened with anger and resentment," says Goodrow. "He is the true embodiment of forgiveness, and in that way I'd like to be more like him."daughter to Bellevue Hospital to be evaluated, allegedly to deal with the stress of the parental separation. (Id.) During this appointment, plaintiff said that her daughter had no history of sexual abuse. (Id.) At the child's next appointment, however, the child told doctors that her father had touched her genital area before he moved out, and plaintiff revealed that the child had complained to her nearly two years earlier about ongoing sexual abuse. (Id. at 5.)
ACS initiated an investigation of all of these allegations. (Id. at 1.) In response, plaintiff filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York on October 19, 1998, naming ACS, caseworkers, employees of the Legal Aid Society, and the family court judge as defendants, alleging injuries "stemming from the seizure of her