Mitchell hopes that laws used to dispense historic pardons can be used in these cases, as they have been done for the people in Salem, Massachusetts.
[3][4] She supports the use of new technology to ensure business continuity for law courts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic [5] She said “Covid has forced us all well past where we thought we would be in 2021.
Measures which increase efficiency save money which can then be reinvested in measures which increase efficiency – it’s a virtuous circle.”[5] She leads the 'Witches of Scotland' campaign with Zoe Venditozzi to seek posthumous justice for women historically convicted and executed as witches in Scotland.
[6][7] The campaign used Twitter as its main channel to reach the public and a petition to the Scottish parliament as a way to influence policy makers.
[7][8][3] She is on the panel of the Bloody Scotland book club [9][10] She is one of the legal experts involved in the 2021 TV series Murder Island, based on a drama written by Ian Rankin.