Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) - Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

From The Publisher

by David F. Levi

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

The cover of this edition of Judicature highlights an article, “Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics: The New Settlement Tools,” that proposes a novel use of technology for reducing the time and […]

In This Edition – Fall/Winter 2018

by Judicature Staff

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

Features Guidance on New Rule 23, Class Action Settlement Provisions By The Bolch Judicial Institute Clerking to Excess? The Case Against Second (and Third and Fourth) Clerkships By Gregg Costa […]

What the Law Commands

by Spencer D. Levine

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

“If you’re going to be a good and faithful judge, you have to resign yourself to the fact that you’re not always going to like the conclusions you reach. If […]

Cell Phones in Court: Court cell phone policies attempt to balance risks with litigants’ needs

by William Raftery and Deborah W. Smith

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

A resolution adopted by the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators in August 2018 (Resolution 7) encourages courts to carefully review and assess their policies for […]

Data Validation: A crucial step toward controlling and understanding your data

by George Socha and Saaya Shah

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

We all know the volume of data in litigation — particularly email data — continues to grow rapidly, with no sign of abating. That growth is forcing litigants to come […]

A Friendly Award: Chief Justice Roberts Presents Justice Ginsburg with The Henry J. Friendly Medal at the 2018 ALI Annual Meeting

by Judicature Staff

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

At the annual meeting of the American Law Institute (ALI) in May, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., presented the Henry J. Friendly medal to his colleague on the Court, […]

Guidance on New Rule 23 Class Action Settlement Provisions

by Judicature Staff

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

On Dec. 1, 2018, amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Rule of Procedure 23 take effect. The amendments require lawyers to provide additional information up front for the court to […]

Clerking to Excess? The Case Against Second (and Third and Fourth) Clerkships

by Gregg Costa

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

There can be too much of a good thing. We know that’s true for food and drink, but we haven’t yet realized it’s also true for judicial clerkships. There has […]

Perceptions of Bias: Do Campaign Contributions Create Public Perceptions of Judicial Bias?

by Thomas E. McClure

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

In a number of cases, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended the licenses of lawyers who had loaned money directly to the trial judge who was hearing their clients’ cases. They […]

The Courts’ Views on Ghostwriting Ethics

by Jona Goldschmidt

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

The Courts’ Views on Ghostwriting Ethics Are Wildly Divergent. It’s Time to Find Uniformity and Enhance Access to Justice. Since the mid-1990s, advocates for increased access to justice have touted […]

Repairing Long Sentences (PDF)

by Joseph Kimble

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

The long, long sentence is legal writing’s oldest curse. You’ve probably seen even worse than the original sentence, but it’s still way too long (83 words). I offer three different […]

Judges and Stress: An Examination of Outcomes Predicted by the Model of Judicial Stress

by Charles P. Edwards, Jenny Reichert, Brian H. Bornstein and Monica K. Miller

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

Judges are tasked with administering justice and upholding the rights of everyone in accordance with the Constitution. The challenges associated with having to decide the fate of others, coupled with increases […]

Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics: The New Settlement Tools

by David Yokum, Christopher Robertson and Bernard Chao

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

By protecting the right to a jury, the state and federal constitutions recognize the fundamental value of having civil and criminal disputes resolved by laypersons. Actual trials, however, are relatively […]

Supreme Collaboration: Fun stories plus useful advice for would-be coauthors

by Joe Boatwright

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

Collaborative writing can be a delicate endeavor for many judges, especially when collaborating with someone who is not a judge. Bryan Garner’s newest book, Nino and Me, offers not just […]

One for all: Are nationwide injunctions legal?

by Amanda Frost and Samuel Bray

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

Nationwide injunctions have been much in the headlines in recent years. Since 2008, lower federal courts have issued dozens of injunctions to block government policies from being enforced not just […]

Pioneer Women: Ellen Bree Burns and Joan Glazer Margolis

by Sarah A.L. Merriam

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

As an attorney practicing law in, and then a magistrate judge serving on the bench of, the District of Connecticut, I have had the good fortune to learn from many […]

Table for Nine

by Clare Cushman

Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

Food traditions have always been important at the Supreme Court, as the justices have purposefully sought occasions to break bread together to reinforce cordiality and cooperation. Their most important culinary […]