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Amy Karan, Judge, Domestic Violence Court, Miami, Florida Judge Amy Karan has served as the administrative judge of the Domestic Violence Court in Miami, Florida, since 1997. Here she talks about her experiences in one of the oldest and largest domestic violence courts in the U.S. read interview   Amy Pumo, Child and Adolescent Witness Support Program, the Bronx, New York Amy Pumo is the therapist for the Child and Adolescent Witness Support Program located in the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. In June 2007, she sat down to talk about the project. read interview   Elizabeth “Libby” Pollard Hines, Judge, Domestic Violence Docket, Ann Arbor, Michigan Judge Elizabeth “Libby” Pollard Hines presides over a specialized docket dedicated to domestic violence cases in the 15th District Court in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is a member of the National Domestic Violence Court Technical Assistance Consultancy Team for the Center for Court Innovation. She received the National Center for State Courts’ 2008 Distinguished Service Award and was recently re-elected to the board of directors of the American Judges Association. She spoke with Robert V. Wolf in March 2009 during the Center for Court Innovation’s Integrated Domestic Violence Court Open House about her work with domestic violence cases. read interview   John Leventhal, Judge, Brooklyn Felony Domestic Violence Court Judge John Leventhal has presided over the Brooklyn Felony Domestic Violence Court since its opening in June 1996. Here he talks about ensuring complainant safety and defendant accountability, and the lessons he's learned over the years. read interview   Judy Harris Kluger, New York Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, Court Operations and Planning Judge Judy Harris Kluger, New York’s deputy chief administrative judge for court operations and planning, is responsible for overseeing problem-solving courts in New York. Here she talks about the challenges of establishing domestic violence and integrated domestic violence courts across the state. read interview   Miriam Cyrulnik, Judge, Youthful Offender Domestic Violence Court, Brooklyn, New York Miriam Cyrulnik has been the presiding judge in the Youthful Offender Domestic Violence Court in Brooklyn, N.Y. since June 2004. She recently spoke with Center staff about her experiences. read interview