Judge Lou Trosch

At 6'9"Lou is a big man, who moves with the ease and grace of the basketball player he was in his youth. He has the easy southern charm that is endemic in Charlotte but he couples this with a sharp mind and a deep sense on natural justice. If I were a child in trouble in Mecklenburg County, I would want to come up in his Court. I spent today observing his Youth Court. The American system is similar in many respects to the UK system, yet hauntingly different. In many ways it is perhaps more joined up and for this reason, it may well have the edge.

More later. I am in Starbucks and they are closing.