Leo­ra Kry­gi­er is a for­mer Los Ange­les Supe­ri­or Court, Juve­nile Divi­sion judge. She’s the author of When She Sleeps (Toby Press) which was laud­ed for its ​“lumi­nous prose” (Newsweek) and praised by Book­list, Library Jour­nal, and Kirkus. It was also a New York Pub­lic Library Selec­tion for ​“Best Books for the Teen Age.” She’s also the author of Juve­nile Court: A Judges Guide for Young Adults and their Par­ents (Rowan & Lit­tle­field) and Keep Her (She Writes Press), a young adult nov­el, reviewed as a ​“vibrant­ly daz­zling lit­er­ary cock­tail on the restora­tive pow­ers of love.” Her upcom­ing mem­oir, enti­tled Do Not Dis­close (August 2021) explores her jour­ney as a Sec­ond Gen­er­a­tion Holo­caust sur­vivor. She lives in Los Ange­les with her hus­band, David.