Archive: June 2023
Call All Jurors To Serve
In 1992, New York Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye charged 30 lawyers, judges, court administrators, academics, and citizens to find ways to improve the jury service experience for citizens who […]
Pre-Deliberation Discussion Makes Sense
At every jury trial over which I preside, I tell prospective jurors that jury trials are a fundamental part of our judicial system and our system of government. I remind […]
Virtual Voir Dire Works â for Courts and Jurors
As the COVID-19 pandemic began rolling through the United States, medical staffs were as busy as they had ever been. News reports showed doctors and nurses grabbing quick naps between […]
Let Jurors Ask Questions
The medical malpractice trial involved a claim that an oncologist had delayed diagnosing the cancer in the plaintiffâs arm. As a result, his arm had to be amputated at the […]
Preliminary Instructions Can Boost Participation
For decades, Arizonaâs state courts have spearheaded reforming and improving jury trials. Thirty years ago, the Arizona Supreme Court noted that juries and jury trials had come under increased scrutiny, […]
How States Set Judicial Salaries
The question of judicial compensation â not just how much, but the mechanism used to set the amount â has been a part of the American discourse on judicial independence since […]
You Are Being Scanned
Itâs 1890. Responding in part to the invention of âinstantaneousâ photography, Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis write The Right to Privacy, urging legal recognition of âthe right to be let alone,â which […]
Civic Education: Answering the Call
This edition of Judicature highlights some of the excellent work that courts and judges are doing to advance civic education in our country. Their efforts respond to Chief Justice John G. Roberts […]
Justice Jacksonâs Persistent Post-Nuremberg Legacy
Justice Jacksonâs post-Nuremberg legacy â his âdispassionate approachâ to criminal procedure â continues to shape modern Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.
The Judiciary and the Rule of Law in Afghanistan
The current rule of law crisis has roots in Afghanistanâs 2004 constitution, which created a flawed separation of powers system.