We’re taking a short pause from the DEI series for a conversation that reflects the larger purpose of Justice ReDesigned: exploring how systems can be rebuilt to serve people better.

In this episode, I interview Judge Geronda Carter of Georgia’s Clayton Judicial Circuit, a jurist whose work demonstrates what meaningful reform looks like when it moves from theory into practice.

Too often, justice reform is discussed only in terms of what is broken. But real progress also requires us to study what is working—and why.

Judge Carter shares how she has used judicial leadership and innovation to remove barriers that too often prevent people from fully participating in the legal process. From virtual court appearances that reduce transportation problems, lost wages, and scheduling conflicts, to a Parental Accountability Court that helps families through support, structure, and responsibility, her work offers a blueprint for smarter and more humane justice systems.

In this episode, we discuss:

* How technology can expand access to justice without sacrificing fairness

* Why many failures to appear are rooted in barriers, not irresponsibility

* How child support enforcement can focus on solutions instead of automatic punishment

* The importance of helping parents become fully engaged in their children’s lives

* What judicial leadership looks like when it is grounded in service, common sense, and outcomes

This is not innovation for innovation’s sake. It is redesign with purpose.

It is justice that meets people where they are.It is justice that asks what works.And it is justice worth building.

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