Archive: July 2025
Judicial Well-Being: From an ‘Unmentionable Topic’ to a Global Conversation
On March 4, 2025, the United Nations General Assembly voted to declare July 25 as the International Day for Judicial Well-being. The day joins a calendar of just over 200 […]
Asking All the Right Questions: Benefits of Juror Questionnaires and Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
The Seventh Amendment guarantees litigants a right to trial by jury, and, for more than 200 years, the voir dire process has been used in the United States to ensure […]
The State of Science in the Courtroom: A Scientist’s Reflections From Conversations With Federal Judges
Rebekah Petroff, a scientist who worked at the Federal Judicial Center, examines how judges frequently grapple with making definitive decisions based on uncertain scientific evidence. In September 2023, I entered […]
Mobilizing the Legal Profession to Defend the Judiciary
In fall 2024, the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School hosted a conference as part of its Defending the Judiciary initiative, which aims to mobilize the legal profession to defend […]
Felon: A Poetic Travelogue of Post-Incarceration
Reading Felon feels like witnessing a fountain pen bleed — its ink spreading indiscriminately, leaving indelible marks wherever it touches, yet there’s a haunting beauty in its uncontrolled flow. Reginald Dwayne Betts pens […]
This Superhero Wears a Robe: Chief Judge J.H. Corpening II
An unmistakable glow emanates from the top floor of the Department of Juvenile Justice building in Wilmington, N.C. In Chief Judge J.H. “J.” Corpening’s office, a yellow neon sign illuminates the […]
The New Administrative State?
How Recent Supreme Court Decisions May Shape Regulation, Deference, and the Role of the Courts When it comes to administrative agencies, the U.S. Supreme Court has been busy. Last term, […]
New Poll Shows Public Trust in State Courts on the Rise
More American voters are expressing trust and confidence in America’s state courts, according to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) annual State of the State Courts public opinion poll. […]
Thirteen Fiefdoms: Inside the United States Courts of Appeals
If asked, most people — even most lawyers — would probably say that the Supreme Court is the primary arbiter of legal questions in the United States. And in a […]
Courting Quality: A Survey of Quality Management Practices in American Courts
Quality management — or the practices an organization creates to ensure customer requirements are met — is usually associated with the corporate world. But its aims are just as relevant to […]