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JUDGE ME NOW Judge Me Now is an emotionally charged Christian legal drama about a forgotten foster kid who becomes the very thing the system never expected: a judge fighting for the broken lives that look like his own. Born in a crack house and rescued as an underweight, neglected baby, Dallas Jackson is written off as another lost cause-until a compassionate realtor, a determined foster family, and an unrelenting God rewrite his story. From those first moments of survival, Dallas's life becomes a journey through group homes, bullying, racism, and rejection, where scripture and stubborn hope are the only anchors keeping him from giving up. In the Miller household, Dallas finally finds what he's never had before: safety, structure, and parents who love him like their own. But even in this new world of front porches and family dinners, he battles invisible wounds-trauma, identity, and the fear that one wrong move will send him back to nothing. Side by side with his foster brothers, he discovers a fierce work ethic, an unexpected calling to the law, and a faith that turns his pain into purpose as he fights his way from abandoned child to respected attorney and, eventually, to the bench. When Dallas's past collides with his present in the most devastating way, everything he has built is put to the test. His foster brother Lake is charged in the tragic, accidental shooting death of his wife, and Dallas must walk a razor-thin line between loyalty, ethics, and justice as the case threatens to tear two families, a church, and an entire community apart. At the same time, his biological mother Donna-once lost in addiction and now courageously rebuilding her life in the legal system-reappears, forcing Dallas to confront old scars, buried anger, and the possibility of forgiveness. As media pressure rises, church members take sides, and ethics complaints circle his hard-won career, Dallas faces impossible questions: Can a man who grew up unseen be fair to people who once looked just like his abusers? Can the justice system be a place of restoration and not just punishment? And what happens when the boy no one believed in is suddenly the one holding the gavel over lives that mirror his own? Through courtroom battles, family heartbreak, and surprising reunions, Dallas learns that true justice is not just about verdicts-it is about second chances, mercy, and the courage to tell the truth about where you came from. Blending heart-pounding courtroom tension with deep emotional and spiritual healing, Judge Me Now explores foster care, addiction, race, trauma, and redemption through a lens of faith, resilience, and fiercely chosen family. Readers who love powerful, character-driven stories like The Hate U Give and Just Mercy, as well as fans of faith-based inspirational fiction and legal dramas, will be gripped by Dallas's journey from abandoned child to history-making judge. Judge Me Now is for anyone who has been underestimated, mislabeled, or wounded by the very systems meant to protect them-and for everyone who believes that with grace, grit, and the right people in your corner, your past does not get the final say.

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