Judging

Are judges and the justice system ready for driverless cars?
by Christopher Copp and Markus Kemmelmeier
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceAutonomous vehicles have long ignited the American imagination. Increasingly, they have caught the attention of lawyers and judges as well. The integration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) represents a startling shift […]

A Tall Texan, A Great Man: Judge Thomas Morrow Reavley
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceA great man and Tall Texan (6’4”), The Honorable Thomas Morrow Reavley died on 1 December 2020, only about seven months shy of reaching 100. The depth and breadth of […]

Civic Education: Sharing the Values of Judicial Independence
by Jeremy Fogel, Dahlia Lithwick, D. Brooks Smith and Thelton Henderson
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceIn May, the Federal Judge Association hosted a panel that examined judicial independence on a micro level, discussing the individual process of judging, the values judges strive to embody, and […]

The Troubles of the Social Judge
by Cynthia Gray
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeAt the end of 2015, two states became the first jurisdictions to add explicit references to social media to their codes of judicial conduct. In a new code effective Dec. […]

In Memoriam: Dining with Justice Antonin Scalia
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeLike many others, I have unusually vivid recollections of Justice Antonin Scalia. How could it not be? His force field was that powerful. I had the benefit of a strong family […]

Why Are State Judges Among Us?
by Amanda Ross Edwards and Elisha Carol Savchak
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeA considerable number of judges are stepping away from the bench and their chambers in order to interact with the public through judicial outreach activities. Why? We execute a nationwide survey […]

Table of Contents
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?Features AN UPHILL BATTLE: HOW CHINA’S OBSESSION WITH SOCIAL STABILITY IS BLOCKING JUDICIAL REFORM Peter C.H. Chan WHO APPOINTED ME GOD? REFLECTIONS OF A JUDGE ON CRIMINAL SENTENCING Timothy J. […]

Judicial Honors: Autumn 2016
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?JAMES F. REITZ, a judge on the Putnam County Court in New York, was celebrated at the Patterson Rotary Club’s “Men Who Cook” fundraiser for his efforts to make Putnam […]

From the Editor in Chief: Virginia Baker Norton
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?Judge Norton is pictured above and at right with fellow 2016 graduates of Duke’s judicial studies LL.M. program. Left to right: Judges Donald Molloy, Robert Morris, Norton, and Julia Prahl. In […]

Crossing the line? Recent ethics cases show that the line between personal and judicial conduct can be blurred
by Cynthia Gray
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?Not all extrajudicial conduct on which the public may frown has been considered sanctionable in judicial discipline proceedings; after all, as Robert Louis Stevenson wrote in The Strange Case of Dr. […]