My father knows that involvement is the essential tool for solving such a problem. Like the Lakota Sioux, he knows that from involvement comes understanding. From understanding come solutions. We who understand these principles and practice them cannot support a system of justice entrusted to judges who merely lecture and threaten substance abusing delinquents. A judge should have far more to offer than that.
Stewardship presents a creative challenge.
We are asked to leave the world in better condition than it was when we came. That requires engagement and involvement. Let it be said that during our watch we achieved the sublime. Don Owen Costello's judicial career spans 16 years in state, municipal and Native American jurisdictions. He is a father, husband, sculler and musician.