Court Administration
A Finer Point
Better Services for Familiar Faces
by Briana H. Zamora and Michael Boggs
Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for JusticeUnderstanding mental illness and addiction is rarely thought of as part of the necessary education for judges. Yet judges throughout our country are continually forced to confront the effects of […]
Point/Counterpoint
The Docket Debate
by Stephen Vladeck and Trevor N. McFadden
Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for JusticeEmergency appeals to the Supreme Court are on the rise, giving way to more and more cases in which the Court skips the processes that help explain its work. Is […]
Feature
Salus Populi: Educating Judges on the Social Determinants of Health
by Linda Tvrdy, Elaine Marshall, Katherine P. Hazen, Alexandra M. Alden, Alisa K. Lincoln and Wendy E. Parmet
Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for JusticeEmpirical research confirms what may be intuitive: Judicial decisions can have a powerful effect on the health outcomes of both individuals and communities. Certainly, when judges review or interpret laws, regulations, […]
Feature, In Conversation
In Conversation with Stephen Gageler, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
by Stephen Gageler and David Collins
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationChief Justice Gageler speaks about his role and potential solutions to a few complex — and often global — problems that face the Australian judiciary.
Briefs
The Unclear and Uneasy Role of State Courts in Implementing Federal Policy
Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | JustitiaThe Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) was enacted in 2022. One of the law’s goals is to reduce gun violence by strengthening background checks for potential gun purchasers between the […]
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The Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act: New Obligations for Federal Judges
by Albert Diaz and Steven J. Alagna
Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the CourtsThe debate over an ethics code for Supreme Court justices has made headlines recently. But the justices — along with the rest of the federal judiciary — have long been […]
Feature
What Can Be Done About Backlogs?
by Merritt McAlister, Adalberto Jordán and Kimberly J. Mueller
Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the CourtsNo new judgeships have been authorized for the federal courts of appeals in more than 40 years, resulting in a system that is burdened by large caseloads: By 2021, filings […]
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Should the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Be Amended to Address Cross-Border Discovery?
by Michael M. Baylson and Steven S. Gensler
Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the CourtsIn today’s world of borderless commerce, digital documents, and cloud storage, information relevant to U.S. litigation frequently is located outside of the United States. When discovery in a U.S. case […]
Feature
Plea Bargains: Efficient or Unjust?
by Carissa Byrne Hessick, Jeffrey Bellin, Elana Fogel, Anjelica Hendricks, Erin Blondel and John Flynn
Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper LitigationThe vast majority of state and federal cases end in plea bargains. The practice has eased backlogs and may benefit some defendants — but the trade-offs, some say, are too […]
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Case Management Reform: The Promise of Big Data (Sidebar)
by Richard Sander and Eric Helland
Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper LitigationIn November 2021, some 30 judges and scholars gathered in Santa Monica, Calif., to discuss the prospects for an emerging era of civil case management reform. The participants included proponents of […]