Court Administration
Briefs
Salary by Committee
Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered CourtsAs the Great Recession ends, judicial salaries — stagnant for most of that period — appear to be on the rise. But a long-running debate over the role of judicial […]
Perspective
Cameras Belong in the Supreme Court
by Eric J. Segall and Erwin Chemerinsky
Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?On Jan. 24, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court issued its monumental decision concerning the fate of Brexit, a legal ruling with major implications for the people of England, Europe, […]
A Finer Point
Empty Chairs
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchThe sudden deaths of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Associate Justice Antonin Scalia ignited political firestorms regarding the appropriate timeline for confirming a new justice […]
Feature
Building Administrative Scaffolding in Small Courts: Experiences in the U.S. and Abroad
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchIn 2014, two years after graduating law school, I was appointed to serve as a municipal court judge in Guadalupe, Ariz.1 The town had the highest unemployment rate in Maricopa […]
Feature
Assessing Safety and Security Challenges in State Courts
by Mary Ellen Barbera and Joseph Baxter
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchAs the number of reported incidents of courthouse violence has increased,1 awareness of the need to improve security in state courts has also grown. At the same time, courts have […]
Feature
Modernizing Security Measures to Protect Federal Judges and Their Families
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchOn the evening of July 19, 2020, United States District Judge Esther Salas was enjoying a playful moment with her son Daniel, who had just celebrated his 20th birthday. As […]
Feature
Contracting the Virus: Not If, But When
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchIn the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Texas judiciary focused on its response to the global pandemic. The Office of Court Administration (OCA), the judicial branch agency tasked […]
Feature
Judicial Security: Safeguarding Courts and Protecting Judges
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchEfforts to strengthen security for judges and their families took on new urgency this year in the wake of the horrific murder of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas’s son […]
Feature
Jury Trials in a Pandemic Age
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchThe foundation of our justice system is the jury trial. In criminal cases, the Sixth Amendment provides that “the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, […]
Feature
The Zooming of Federal Civil Litigation
by Lee Rosenthal, Scott Dodson and Christopher L. Dodson
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchTwo great forces are upon us. One is COVID-19, a highly infectious disease that has disrupted society around the globe.1 The other is the constant push of technological advancement, which […]