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by Nathan Hecht, David F. Levi, Rodney Acker, Suzanne Spaulding and Allyson K. Duncan
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceJudicial Independence has so long been a pillar of American government that perhaps it was at one time taken for granted. The idea that politicians would intimidate judges, that judges […]
by Jeremy Fogel, Dahlia Lithwick, D. Brooks Smith and Thelton Henderson
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceIn May, the Federal Judge Association hosted a panel that examined judicial independence on a micro level, discussing the individual process of judging, the values judges strive to embody, and […]
by Jacqui Shine
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceWhen it premiered on CBS in 1957, Perry Mason represented the birth of the television courtroom procedural. For decades, Mason, a criminal defense attorney who almost always emerged from the court victorious, […]
by Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceA great man and Tall Texan (6’4”), The Honorable Thomas Morrow Reavley died on 1 December 2020, only about seven months shy of reaching 100. The depth and breadth of […]
by Christopher Copp and Markus Kemmelmeier
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceAutonomous vehicles have long ignited the American imagination. Increasingly, they have caught the attention of lawyers and judges as well. The integration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) represents a startling shift […]
by David F. Levi, Dikgang Moseneke and Margaret H. Marshall
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceThe Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School honored the 2020 and 2021 recipients of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law during a virtual program hosted by PBS […]
by Joseph Kimble
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceFirst, a technical distinction: an acronym is pronounced as a word (“scuba” = self-contained underwater breathing apparatus); an initialism is pronounced letter by letter (“IBM”). Informally, “acronym” is often used for […]
by Robert D. Keeling and Ray Mangum
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceWith the proliferation of social media platforms and other new technologies has come a renewed legal focus on privacy. Most of that focus has centered on data collection, storage, sharing, […]
by Steven S. Gensler and Lee Rosenthal
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceWith the proliferation of social media platforms and other new technologies has come a renewed legal focus on privacy. Most of that focus has centered on data collection, storage, sharing, […]
by Brandon Garrett and Sandra Guerra Thompson
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceMaranda ODonnell was driving to her mother’s house to pick up her four-year-old daughter when she was stopped by police and arrested for driving with a suspended license. As was […]
by Terry A. Maroney
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial Independence[I]t seems to me that temperament is the key to everything else that one does on the bench.1 Elusive as it is important, judicial temperament is notoriously hard to define.2 Judicial […]
by Merritt McAlister and Katherine Mims Crocker
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceIn the spring 2021 edition of Judicature (Vol. 105 No. 1), Florida International University Law Professor Howard Wasserman published data analyzing the number of current law professors who have served in clerkships […]
by Jesse Rutledge and Charles F. Campbell
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceWhen Chief Justice Warren Burger called for the creation of “A National Center for State Courts” at the first National Conference of the Judiciary in 1971, it is safe to assume […]
by Maya K. Bell and Eric Surber
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceJudge Linda Hidalgo of Harris County, Texas, is a 2021 recipient of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award. The award honors Americans under 40 who are changing the country through […]
