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Judicature

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Bolch Judicial Institute
Duke Law School

Joseph Kimble is an emeritus professor at WMU–Cooley Law School. He is senior editor of The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, the editor of the Plain Language column in the Michigan Bar Journal, and the author of three books and many articles on legal writing (not to mention a children’s book). He served as drafting consultant on the projects to restyle the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. Follow him on Twitter @ProfJoeKimble.

Written by Joseph Kimble

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The importance of signposting — and following through

Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving Afghanistan
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Ejusdem Generis: What Is It Good For?

Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public Life
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Another plea to hold the acronyms (PDF)

Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial Independence
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Revising an Order (PDF)

Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She Goes
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At Least Do The Easy Stuff (PDF)

Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts Held
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Hold the Parentheticals, Please (PDF)

Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered Courts
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A better first paragraph, please (PDF)

Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?
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On Names, Pronouns, and Paragraphing (PDF)

Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the March
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Headings, please. The more, the better (PDF)

Vol. 104 No. 2 (2020) | Coping with COVID
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The Plague of String Citations (PDF)

Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer View
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Another kick at dates and procedural detail (PDF)

Vol. 103 No. 1 (2019) | Navigating Rough Seas
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Go Light on Heavy Connectors (PDF)

Vol. 103 No. 2 (2019) | Pay NCAA athletes?