Judge Adams recounts his personal experiences with discrimination as one of the few black lawyers in Jacksonville in the 70s and also shares about being a part of the first integrated law firm in Florida and the first black judge in the Fourth Judicial Circuit state court, his appointment to the federal judiciary, and the challenges, inspiration, and significant cases he has had over the past decades as a state and federal judge, including a case that resulted in a major grocery chain changing its hiring practices and another that was made into an HBO documentary. Judge Adams also discusses his work as a lawyer in preventing sentencing disparities based on race, the role of compassion in the judiciary, and what is next for him.