A ‘human element’: Meet the justice leading Manhattan Civil Supreme Court who talks to strangers on the subway and pushed for social workers in her courtroom (opens in new tab)

Helping people solve the problems they can’t on their own is Manhattan Civil Supreme Court Administrative Justice Suzanne Adams’ favorite part of her job. It’s a job she takes very seriously, she said, and doing it well requires “bringing a human element” to the bench. Adams said she brings that critical humanity to the judiciary...