Judging
Briefs
Salary by Committee
Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered CourtsAs the Great Recession ends, judicial salaries ā stagnant for most of that period ā appear to be on the rise. But a long-running debate over the role of judicial […]
From the Editorial Board Chair
Editorās Note: Relentlessly Relevant
Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered CourtsFrom the Editor-in-Chief Chief Justice John Roberts created a stir in 2011 for suggesting that much legal scholarship offers scant practical insight. āPick up a copy of any law review,ā […]
Redlines
A better first paragraph, please (PDF)
Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?Start strong. Our writing guru, Joseph Kimble, breaks down an opinionās first paragraph to show a better way. Original Pending before the Court is a letter motion by plaintiff Amy […]
Judicial Honors
Judicial Honors Fall/Winter 2020ā21
by Emma Roberts
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchJustice Michelle Keller of the Supreme Court of Kentucky received the Kentucky Bar Associationās Distinguished Judge Award. The award honors a judge who has made outstanding contributions to the legal […]
From the Editorial Board Chair
How Courts Are Coping
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchFrom the Chair of the Editorial Board When 2020 debuted, the term āCOVID-19ā was not yet in the worldās lexicon. As 2020 winds down (finally!), the pandemic is omnipresent. The […]
A Finer Point
Empty Chairs
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchThe sudden deaths of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Associate Justice Antonin Scalia ignited political firestorms regarding the appropriate timeline for confirming a new justice […]
Point/Counterpoint
Qualified Immunity: A Shield Too Big?
by Kyle Hawkins, Clark Neily, Fred Smith Jr. and Jay Schweikert
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchJudicial doctrine is rarely the subject of public conversation. So it was once for qualified immunity, which rested for many centuries in a kind of lawyerly tomb ā largely the […]
Redlines
On Names, Pronouns, and Paragraphing (PDF)
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchLawsuits involve people. And rather than turn them into a disembodied āPlaintiffā and āDefendant,ā opinions might better use their names. The opinions will be more direct and more human. (Of […]
The Storied Third Branch
The ‘Duke’ of the Federal Court: Celebrating Gerald B. Tjoflatās 50 Years as a Federal Judge
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchAs a card-carrying member of āthe Union,ā those of us fortunate to have served as law clerks to the Hon. Gerald Bard Tjoflat, I receive an annual letter from His […]
Feature
The Zooming of Federal Civil Litigation
by Lee Rosenthal, Scott Dodson and Christopher L. Dodson
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchTwo great forces are upon us. One is COVID-19, a highly infectious disease that has disrupted society around the globe.1 The other is the constant push of technological advancement, which […]