Here Comes the Judge!
Marcie and Lovey welcome the Honorable Chief Judge Kim McGinnis and her Courthouse Facility Dog, Kiki, from the Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Court located north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Judge McGinnis is the first and only judge in a tribal court to utilize a Courthouse Facility Dog. Kiki is a yellow lab trained by Assistance Dogs of the West dogs to work in criminal justice settings by helping to foster a safer and more comfortable environment for children and adults. Judge McGinnis talks about the work Kiki does each day in court in such programs as the Path to Wellness Court. She also shares her journey in becoming Kiki’s handler and the ways Kiki is impacting the people served by the court and the court’s staff.
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