Samantha Winters

Samantha Winters, a character in the Veil of Secrets book, is a judge. She makes her first appearance in Chapter 11.

Appearance
Judge Winters has gray hair tied in a bun, brown eyes, and dark skin. She wears a black judge's robes with a white collar.

Personality
Judge Winters is a stern yet fair judge, taking all testimonies into account. Despite Mac Hornby's attempts to twist the trial in his favor, she rejects his testimonies. Nevertheless, she also denies bail to Kate because of the severity of the accusations against her and the evidence presented to her.

Veil of Secrets

 * Chapter 11: Lawful Good
 * Chapter 12: The Kraken
 * Chapter 13: Under the Bed
 * Chapter 16: All's Well That Ends... (Mentioned)

The Senior

 * Chapter 6: We Are The Champions

Eleanor Harlenay
In Veil of Secrets, Eleanor mentions Judge Winters is her wife to you. In The Senior, Judge Winters doesn't mention her wife by name but offers you and Becca her tickets to the Northbridge Law's Barristers' Ball because she and Eleanor are flying back to Birchport that night.

Becca Davenport
In The Senior, Judge Winters is impressed by Becca during the Mock Trial. She encourages her to apply to her alma mater, Hoag University, and if Becca decides to go, she will write her a letter of recommendation.

Trivia

 * She shares the same forename as Samantha Massey, a character from the Most Wanted series.
 * She shares the same surname as Chris Winters, a character from Red Carpet Diaries series.
 * She makes a cameo appearance as the mock trial judge in Chapter 6 of The Senior. There she mentions she has a wife.
 * The Broker who appears in The Heist: Monaco, Chapter 3, has been remodeled after her, only the hair has been changed.