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Duke Law School

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Retired Mass. Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall to Receive 2021 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law

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Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts Held

Margaret H. Marshall — former chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and a lifelong advocate for a more transparent, efficient, and accountable judiciary — will receive the 2021 […]

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Judicial Honors and Milestones

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Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts Held

Chief Magistrate Judge Diane K. Vescovo of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee received the Marion Griffin-Frances Loring Award from the Association for Women Attorneys. The award recognizes […]

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David F. Levi

From The Publisher

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Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts Held

In reviewing this edition of Judicature, I am struck not only by the breadth of subject matter and the thoughtfulness of our authors, but also the way this journal provides […]

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Table of Contents

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Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered Courts

Features #ENGAGE: IT’S TIME FOR JUDGES TO TWEET, LIKE, AND SHARE Stephen Louis A. Dillard MINDFULNESS AND JUDGING Jeremy D. Fogel REBUILD OUR COURTS: STATE CHIEF JUSTICES CALL FOR ACTION […]

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Judicial Honors (Spring 2017)

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Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered Courts

Senior Judge MICHAEL M. BAYLSON of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania received the James Wilson Award from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in honor […]

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A Model Trial Judge: U.S. District Judge Sim Lake

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Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered Courts

(Judge Jennifer Elrod is is pictured above with Judge Lake on the day he swore her into the Texas bar in 1992; photo courtesy Jennifer Elrod.) Born on the last Independence […]

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Saving Our Profession: It’s Up to Us

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Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered Courts

A number of years ago, a man told me he had been charged with a crime. I asked him how his case was going. With all sincerity and with an […]

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Judicial Excellence after Earl Warren

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Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered Courts

Judging the performance of Supreme Court Justices is a tricky business. Nearly everyone would agree that the justices should sustain the ideal of “Equal Justice Under Law,” the motto inscribed […]

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Mindfulness and Judging

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Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered Courts

Judges, as our title implies, make judgments. Sometimes the process of making a judgment is straightforward, as when clearly written statute plainly applies to undisputed facts. But more often, the […]

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#Engage: It’s Time for Judges to Tweet, Like, & Share

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Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered Courts

The judiciary is, in many respects, the least understood branch of government. The law can be mysterious and a bit frightening to those who do not work in the legal […]

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