Disorder in the Court

Jennifer Bonjean is the founder and principal member of the Bonjean Law Group, PLLC. She is a seasoned criminal defense attorney known for her tenacity and unparalleled knowledge of the law. Bonjean has appeared as a regular guest on FOX News and CNN. She resides in Manhattan with her four children.

Michel J. Bryant is a journalist, practicing attorney and broadcaster with more than 30 years experience in radio and network television. He is the creator and host of The Legal Edge brand that began as a series of nearly 1000 Emmy® award winning television consumer news features. That brand now grows to include live web based gavel-to-gavel coverage of the most important trials in the country. Bryant has appeared as a legal analyst on The Today Show, The Early Show, Entertainment Tonight and various programs on the CNN, Fox and MSNBC networks.

Jean Casarez has covered legal proceedings involving Casey Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Robert Blake, and O.J. Simpson. She also covered court proceedings involving Anna Nicole Smith in Florida and the Bahamas. She has been a guest and legal expert on national cable and network news shows, including HLN's Nancy Grace, CNN's Larry King Live and Anderson Cooper 360. Casarez is a member of the Nevada and Texas bars. She is a licensed attorney in the U.S. Southern District Court of Texas.

Midwin Charles is a New York attorney and founder of the law firm Midwin Charles & Associates LLC. She also provides regular commentary on law, pop culture and politics for various television shows and networks, including Nancy Grace, The Joy Behar Show, Prime News and Showbiz Tonight on HLN, truTV, Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, FOX Business Network, MSNBC, WPIX 11 and various radio programs. Ms. Charles was a Legal Contributor for In Session where she provided legal commentary for live daily trials.

Loni Coombs grew up in Southern California, the third of seven adopted children. She attended Brigham Young University, graduating at the age of nineteen with a bachelor's degree in psychology and minors in philosophy and music. In 2006, Loni transitioned into the broadcast world as a legal analyst for national and local broadcast outlets, including CNN, truTV, KTLA in Los Angeles, and KLAS in Las Vegas. Loni has covered various cases including Phil Spector, O.J. Simpson, Mel Gibson, and Warren Jeffs. Her daily coverage of the Phil Spector trial on KTLA.com earned her an Associated Press Mark Twain Award.

Dr. Jeff Gardere, better known as America's Psychologist, is one of the most widely sought-after experts in the field of mental health. In addition to having a private practice in Manhattan, he has garnered a reputation as being a top motivational and keynote speaker, and empowerment and media coach. In addition to appearing regularly on major news and talk shows, he has served as the official "in house doctor" on The Sally Jessy Raphael Show, Ricki Lake and The Maury Povich Show.

Asunción "Sunny" Hostin is an attorney and journalist, she frequently provides legal commentary for CNN and HLN. She has covered legal proceedings involving Bernie Madoff, the FLDS polygamy case, the Michael Vick dog-fighting ring, O.J. Simpson's civil trial and the Duke rape scandal. Hostin earned her bachelor's degree from Binghamton University and her law degree from the University of Notre Dame School of Law.

Beth Karas has covered the trials of such high-profile defendants as Phil Spector, Robert Blake, Kobe Bryant, Martha Stewart and Scott Peterson. Karas has appeared as a legal expert on virtually every cable and network news program, including Nightline, Dateline, The Today Show and Good Morning America.

Ronald L. Kuby is one of the most well-known and well-regarded practitioners in the field of criminal defense. Mr. Kuby has successfully defended hundreds of clients facing serious criminal charges, from murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, felony assault and robbery charges; to white collar crimes such as money laundering and organized crime allegations; to criminal conspiracies; and international terrorism charges.

Dr. Robi Ludwig has appeared on The Today Show, Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, and numerous other national television shows. In her private practice, Dr. Ludwig works with children, adolescents and adults on relationship difficulties, paranoia, job stress, abuse, grieving, sexual identity, drugs, infidelity and other issues. Dr. Ludwig has a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications, a Masters in Social Work and a Masters Certificate in Advanced Clinical Social Work.

A native of Long Island, New York, Tom O'Riordan has been a New York State Uniformed Court Officer since 1994. He has worked in Queens Family Court, Brooklyn Family Court, Bronx Family Court and is currently in Manhattan Family Court. He began his TV experience as the bailiff on The Judge Hatchett Show in September of 2000.

Tawya Young has been a New York State Court Officer since March 1996. She was promoted to sergeant in February 2001 and to lieutenant in July 2004. Her current assignment is at Brooklyn Civil - Small Claims Court. Prior to her career in law enforcement, she worked for DDB Needham Advertising as a Print Traffic Manager and was exposed to various forms of media. Tawya received her BA in psychology and sociology from Hunter College in June 2000 and her MSW from the Hunter College School of Social Work in June 2007. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) currently involved in community service efforts to benefit and empower at-risk youth. In 2007, Tawya made her acting debut as the court officer in the Judge David Young show.