Judging
Postcards, Q&A
Postcard from Jacksonville: Q&A with Judge Virginia Baker Norton
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationIn Judicature InternationalāsĀ Postcard Series, judges from around the world answer a series of questions about the structure of their court, challenges they face, unique experiences, and interactions on the bench. […]
Postcards, Q&A
Postcard from Hamm, Germany: Q&A with Judge Julia Dhom
by Julia Dhom
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationInĀ Judicature International’sĀ Postcard Series, judges from around the world answer a series of questions about the structure of their court, challenges they face, unique experiences, and interactions on the bench. This […]
Feature
Judicial Selection and Judicial Independence
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationThe process of judicial selection varies dramatically across the globe. Even countries with similar legal structures and systems might select judges in different ways. And while most scholars agree that […]
Briefs
Trends in Judicial Selection Methods
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureInterest in changing or altering the selection of judges in the states has waxed and waned from year to year for decades. What makes the last five years remarkable, however, […]
Table of Contents
In This Edition (Table of Contents Vol 105 No 3)
Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanFeatures āIām going to call it what it is. Genocide.ā by Michael P. Scharf and Benjamin Ferencz Justice Jacksonās Persistent Post-Nuremberg Legacy by Brian R. Gallini The Judiciary and the […]
A Finer Point
Learned Handās Spirit of Liberty: A Lesson for Our Times
Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanChief Judge D. Brooks Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reflects on the lessons of unity and tolerance embedded in Judge Learned Hand’s famous “Spirit of Liberty” speech.
The Storied Third Branch
The Joy of Judging with Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella
by Andromache Karakatsanis and Sheilah L. Martin
Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanIn her last day as a sitting judge at the Supreme Court of Canada, Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella left us with these parting words: āJustice is the application of law […]
Point/Counterpoint
Criticizing the Court: How opinionated should opinions be?
by Orin Kerr and Michael C. Dorf
Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanThe Supreme Court is, naturally, supreme. And in the vast majority of cases, lower courts dutifully enforce the law handed down by the Court without criticism or conversation. Sometimes, however, […]
From the Editor in Chief
From the Editor in Chief: Judge Robert Morris
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureWelcome to the fourth edition of Judicature under the auspices of Duke Law School. My colleagues in Duke Law Schoolās LL.M. in Judicial Studies program take great pride in serving […]
Feature
Taking Center Stage: The Virginia Revival Model Courtroom
by Justine Parry Welch and Robert J. Conrad Jr.
Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanCourthouses serve as monuments to our legal tradition, so a willingness to reconsider design assumptions is essential to the continuing vitality of jury trials.