Santa Clara County medical examiner Dr. Michelle Jorden, a board certified neuropathologist, has become the in-house expert on shaken-baby cases and any death that needs special analysis of the brain.

With a reputation for thoroughness and professionalism, Jorden has yet to have her testimony proved false in court. Considering that her work is likely to put someone behind bars, sometimes for life, she takes her work seriously.

"I have to be sure," she told the San Jose Mercury News.

When performing an autopsy, Jorden sees herself as that person's doctor; it doesn't matter if that person can't move, speak, or breathe.

Source: San Jose Mercury News