Judging

A driverless vehicle

Are judges and the justice system ready for driverless cars?

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Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial Independence

Autonomous 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 […]

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Judge Reavley in 1987

A Tall Texan, A Great Man: Judge Thomas Morrow Reavley

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Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial Independence

A 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 […]

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Shadow of Gavel

Civic Education: Sharing the Values of Judicial Independence

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Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial Independence

In 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 […]

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The Troubles of the Social Judge

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Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public Life

At 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. […]

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In Memoriam: Dining with Justice Antonin Scalia

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Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public Life

Like 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 […]

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Why Are State Judges Among Us?

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Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public Life

A 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 […]

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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. […]

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Judicial Honors: Autumn 2016

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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 […]

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From the Editor in Chief: Virginia Baker Norton

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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 […]

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Crossing the line? Recent ethics cases show that the line between personal and judicial conduct can be blurred

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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. […]

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