Bill Blum is a retired judge and a lawyer in Los Angeles. He writes regularly on law and politics and is the author of three widely acclaimed legal thrillers originally published by Penguin/Putnam: Prejudicial Error, The Last Appeal, and The Face of Justice. The novels are available for purchase as Kindle ebooks.

Blum’s articles and columns have been published by numerous media outlets, including Yahoo News, The Progressive, Truthdig, Salon, Alternet, Raw Story, the LA Times, Truthout, Bill Moyers, The Nation, LA Weekly, LA Magazine, Real Clear Politics, National Memo, Big News Network, Citizen Truth, Huffington Post, Common Dreams, California Lawyer, American Bar Journal, and New Europe.