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With the 2008 publication of Capitol Cat & Watch Dog Unite Lady Freedoms, her fourth book, Janice Law moves into historical fiction for children.
Capitol Cat & Watch Dog, set in Washington, D.C. inside the U.S. Capitol Building, entertains children and adults about America's history, while illustrating the joys of friendship and cooperation to achieve a positive contemporary goal.
Law's lively fiction romp includes poetry, magic and silly rhymes.
Judge Law's 2006 nonfiction book Yield: A Judge's Fir$t-Year Diary, was a finalist for one of Texas' major literary awards, presented in the state capitol building in Austin as part of the 2007 Texas Book Festival. Yield also won an Honorable Mention in a 2007 national writing competition sponsored by Public Safety Writers.
Yield is a shocking daily diary of her first tumultuous year on the county criminal court bench in Houston, Texas.
Yield and Law's 2005 nonfiction book Sex Appealed: Was the U.S. Supreme Court Fooled? have been featured several times on CSpan2/BOOK TV. In Sex Appealed, Law discovered a still-unsolved murder of one of the participants in Lawrence v. Texas, an internationally publicized sodomy case that went from her court to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Strangers in Blood: Distanced Lives (2007), Sex Appealed and Yield were all selected by a committee of journalists for the National Press Club's annual Book Fair & Author Night gala in Washington, D.C. She is a featured author at national book festivals, and taught nonfiction writing at a seminar preceding the Ann Arbor (Michigan) book festival.
Law writes from her unique position as a former criminal court judge, federal and state prosecutor, criminal defense--and print journalist. Before becoming an attorney, she worked for 14 years as a journalist, including as a stringer for The New York Times.
Her journalistic work is included in Professional Newswriting by Dr. Hiley Ward, (1985) Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; The Mass Media by Dr. William L. Rivers (1975) Harper and Row; and The Effete Conspiracy and Other Crimes by the Press by Ben H. Bagdikian (1972) Harper and Row. She currently serves as a visiting judge.
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 U.S. Supreme Court Justice CLARENCE THOMAS autographs his autobiography To Judge Law, with respect and admiration. Thomas spoke in Houston in 2007 to the Federal Bar Assocation.
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 Oscar winner ROBERT DUVALL chats with Janice Law at the National Press Club 2007 Author Night about her books. Duvall has won two Oscars, plus five Oscar nominations as well as two Emmys and four Golden Globes. Law is an avid Duvall fan.
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In CNN green room--Janice Law meets CNN superstar newscaster Wolf Blitzer in Washington, D.C |
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 IN TEXAS' STATE CAPITOL BUILDING Janice Law displays her certificate as a finalist in the nonfiction category of the Texas' Writers League Violet Crown Award. Law was honored for her 2006 book Yield: A Judge's Fir$t-Year Diary. The major Texas literary award, named after a line from classic author O. Henry, was presented in the state capitol building, recogizing winners and finalists as part of a panel at the 2007 Texas Book Festival in Austin.
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