Book Review
I began reading this book because of the great respect, affection, and admiration I have for my esteemed colleague, the Honorable Dorothy Nelson, senior circuit judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. […]
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Features Perfecting Jury Trials BY GREGORY E. MIZE Let Jurors Ask Questions JENNIFER BAILEY Virtual Voir Dire Works — for Courts and Jurors RACHEL KRAUSE Preliminary Instructions Can Boost Participation […]
Judicial Honors
The Forney Independent School District in Forney, Texas, opened a new elementary school named in honor of alumnus Judge DON WILLETT of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The […]
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Writers may have their noms de plume; revolutionaries may have noms de guerre. Here, though, we will speak of (to coin a phrase) the noms de litige, and ask: When […]
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by Terry A. Maroney, David X. Swenson, Joan Bibelhausen and David Marc
Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper LitigationJudges have always faced significant stressors, including the burden of consequential decision-making, exposure to disturbing evidence, and isolation. While every judicial assignment has its own mix of concerns, challenge is […]
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by Juan G. Villaseñor and Laurel Quinto
Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper LitigationAt 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 […]
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The medical malpractice trial involved a claim that an oncologist had delayed diagnosing the cancer in the plaintiff’s arm. As a result, his arm had to be amputated at the […]
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by Gregory Mize
Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper LitigationDespite deep societal divisions, jury trials remain oases for resolving disputes in a civil, orderly, and deliberative way. In courtroom theaters, jurors daily sort through conflicting and sometimes horrifying evidence. […]
From the Publisher
A lot has changed since the summer of 2015. At that time, I was in the second session of the Master of Judicial Studies LLM program at Duke School of […]
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Features Shortlisted BY RENEE KNAKE JEFFERSON, HANNAH BRENNER JOHNSON & DIANE P. WOOD Visiting Judges Riding Circuit and Beyond BY MARIN K. LEVY Visiting Judges Going Global BY PAMELA K. BOOKMAN […]
