…in trials so infrequently. It’s good for federal court to be open and for federal judges to interact visibly with the lawyers. On another subject, it irks lawyers when you…
…ultimately be resolved. I know when I am in distress and I need help, I call law enforcement, I rely on them. I also know, though, that when I was…
…association is obviously rooted in the reality that men commit far more violent crime than women, the result is still unequal treatment of identically situated defendants. Is an implicit-bias holder…
…and I felt as though I was a naked man being batted in the head. It was really — it was unbearable for me. . . . I intended no…
…the law to the facts also involves the exercise of discretion, whether in resolving issues in a civil action or imposing sentence in a criminal case, the process of making…
…editor-in-chief position will rotate among the members of the editorial board. It is my privilege to serve in that position for this first issue of Duke’s Judicature. In the following…
…can call it the way it is or you can call it whatever you want, but it is the truth. So there is going to be a disparate sentence but…
…even in cases not involving mandatory disclosure requirements. It is inconceivable that competent counsel would not take advantage of Rule 502(d) and its various state counterparts even in the absence…
…Duke Law School’s efforts toward improving the judiciary. Judicature is staffed, in part, by judges enrolled in Duke Law School’s Judicial Studies LL.M. program. This program, offered through Duke Law…
…for a living, is time-consuming for judges with day jobs. Meanwhile, taking a stand on specific cases or issues in articles or speeches might itself raise hackles. Although I think…
