In 2003, while working at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cincinnati, Wende Cross decided to apply for a federal magistrate position. She was selected over 100 other people from around the country but ultimately withdrew her name after concerns about her now ex-husband’s record.

On episode 97, Wende explains how she got threw the dark period that ensued and how she ended up becoming a magistrate after all. Today, Wende is a judge for the Hamilton County Common Pleas court. She shares how her faith has been an integral part of her professional decision-making and what she has learned in her career so far.