Judging
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 “Plaintiff” and “Defendant,” opinions might better use their names. The opinions will be more direct and more human. (Of […]
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 […]
The Storied Third Branch
The ‘Duke’ of the Federal Court: Celebrating Gerald B. Tjoflat’s 50 Years as a Federal Judge
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchAs a card-carrying member of “the Union,” those of us fortunate to have served as law clerks to the Hon. Gerald Bard Tjoflat, I receive an annual letter from His […]
Judicial Honors
Judicial Honors Fall/Winter 2020–21
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 Association’s 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 “COVID-19” was not yet in the world’s lexicon. As 2020 winds down (finally!), the pandemic is omnipresent. The […]
The Storied Third Branch
Gentleman Judge and Magnificent Man: Judge J. William Ditter, Jr.
Vol. 101 No. 3 (2017) | Bold and Persistent ReformThe Eastern District of Pennsylvania is a large, collegial trial court where quick humor and timely touches of humanity are as highly valued as intelligence and integrity. Even though this […]
Judicial Honors
Milestones Summer 2020
Vol. 104 No. 2 (2020) | Coping with COVIDCongratulations to these federal judges (active status) who are celebrating milestone anniversaries of their commission dates. 40 years Carmen Consuelo Cerezo, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico 35 years […]
Judicial Honors
Judicial Honors Summer 2020
by Emma Roberts
Vol. 104 No. 2 (2020) | Coping with COVIDJudge Tanya Walton Pratt of the Southern District of Indiana received the 2020 Distinguished Postgraduate Achievement Award from Howard University School of Law. The award recognizes alumni who have made […]
Briefs
Judicature Announces New Editorial Board for 2020-21 Term
Vol. 104 No. 2 (2020) | Coping with COVIDJudge Don Willett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has been named chair of Judicature’s editorial board for the 2020–21 editorial term. A 2016 graduate of […]
Book Review
I Recommend: No Truth Left to Tell
|It’s 1994 in Lynnwood, Louisiana, a fictional large city with a history of Klan activity. As a purposeful remnant of supposedly long-ago racial hatred, five cross burnings take place in […]