Sure, it’s convenient, but much is missing in virtual courtrooms

Tick. Tick. Tick.

I’m seated at the counsel’s table at the federal dourthouse in Minneapolis watching the clock. Every second. Every tick. Every tock. 

It is nine on the dot. Tick. Tick. Tick — 

“All rise!” My heart jumps out of my chest. And I jump out of my seat.

I gained a lot of respect for our justice system watching that clock tick. The courthouse felt solemn and hallowed for a young lawyer. It is what I read about in books, watched on t...