‘Race to Judgment’ Based on the Life of Late DA Ken Thompson
By Rob Abruzzese, Legal Editor
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Frederic Block bought his father a paint-by-numbers set when he was 60 years old, and he became quite a talented painter by age 61, using oil paints to create replicas of famous Paris street scenes.

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Frederic Block is the author of the new novel Race to Judgment. He was appointed United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York in 1994 and assumed senior status in 2005. He also has written the book Disrobed: An Inside Look at the Life and Workof a Federal Trial Judge, and co-authored Professionally Speaking, an Off-Broadway musical.

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An interview of Frederic Block with Legal Current of Thomson Reuters.

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Philanthropist Dianne Bernhard celebrated the launch of Judge Frederic Block’s new book, Race to Judgement on October "Race to Judgement" 25 at the 21 Club alongside high profile friends including WABC’s Rob Kuby, NBC News 4 New York’s Sarah Wallace, lawyers Benjamin Brafman, Joe Tacopina, Gerald (Jerry) Schrager and Douglas Wigdor and the evenings hosts, Steve and Suzanne Kalafer.

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NY Judge Pens Crime Novel Spotlighting Racial Injustice

Law360, New York (October 16, 2017, 11:20 AM EDT) -- While federal judges do a lot of writing, fiction isn’t something typically associated with the bench — but there are exceptions, including U.S. District Judge Frederic Block, 83, whose crime novel, "Race to Judgment," debuted on Oct. 10.

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