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    After Lengthy Career, Spotlight Lands On Amy Berman Jackson, Judge In Stone Case

    Jackson has been a player in Washington, D.C.'s legal world for three decades and now is center stage amid disputes over Roger Stone and the independence of the Justice Department.
    by Ryan Lucas Feb 25, 2020 5 minutes

    Amy Berman Jackson has worked in the Washington, D.C., legal world for more than 30 years — as a federal prosecutor, white collar defense attorney and now district court judge.

    But it is her current work presiding over several prosecutions stemming from the Russia investigation, including the case against President Trump's longtime friend and informal adviser, Roger Stone, that have put Jackson in the public spotlight on the national stage.

    At Stone's sentencing last week, Jackson went point by point through her reasoning before handing down a prison term of three years and four months.

    And she made clear why Stone's offenses, including lying to Congress, merit punishment.

    "The truth still exists. The truth still matters," she said before a packed courtroom in remarks that

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