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Book Nook: 'Extreme Cruelty: The Complicity of Judges in the Shame of Wrongful Convictions' by Judge Steven Dankof

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Judge Steven K Dankof, Sr. is a General Division judge for the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County. As such, he stands for re-election every six years. Dankof is that rare sitting judge who is willing to make public pronouncements about injustices that he believes are taking place in American courtrooms.

It was an honor to interview him about this important book.

The Book Nook on WYSO is presented by the Greene County Public Library with additional support from Washington-Centerville Public LibraryClark County Public LibraryDayton Metro LibraryWright Memorial Public Library, and Tipp City Public.

Judge Steven Dankof, right, with Vick Micunas.
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Judge Steven Dankof, right, with Vick Mickunas.

Vick Mickunas is the host of Book Nook on WYSO, which he created in 1994. He has conducted more than 1,700 author interviews, from Studs Terkel to Lee Child to John Glenn. He is a book critic for the Dayton Daily News and the Springfield News-Sun.