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Obituaries,
Judges and Judiciary

May 14, 2025

The bench as sanctuary: How Judge Theodor C. Albert elevated justice with grace and gravitas

When the law found its soul: How Billy Preston's lyrics, a judge's grace, and one motion resurrected justice.

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The bench as sanctuary: How Judge Theodor C. Albert elevated justice with grace and gravitas

There are rare individuals in the legal profession whose impact reaches far beyond the rulings they issue -- they don't just shape the law, they shape the lawyers who appear before them. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Theodor C. Albert was one of those souls.

From the first moment I stood before him, I felt something rare: an unspoken connection that transcended the formalities of litigation. It wasn't just respect -- it was recognitio...

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