Judging
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
by M. Margaret McKeown, Stephen Breyer and Robert Katzmann
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the March“The longer you knew her, the more you liked her.” Shortly after I learned of Ruth’s passing, I thought: A great Justice; A woman of valour; A rock of righteousness; […]
Feature
Getting Explicit About Implicit Bias
by Jeffrey Rachlinski, Andrew J. Wistrich and Bernice B. Donald
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchTo better understand the effect of implicit bias in the courtroom, Judge Bernice Donald of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit talked with Professors Jeffrey Rachlinski and Andrew Wistrich of Cornell Law School.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Judicial Honors
Judicial Honors Spring 2020
Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer ViewThe U.S. Senate passed a resolution honoring the late Nathaniel Jones, who served 23 years as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati. […]
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 […]
Book Review
I Recommend: The Knowledge Illusion
|People no doubt make errors in judgments. At the same time, we know people are capable of remarkable intellectual achievements. The tension between the two might prompt us to ask […]
Book Review
I Recommend: Judicial Merit Selection
|Whether merit selection works is the key question that motivates Greg Goelzhauser’s innovative and timely inquiry in Judicial Merit Selection: Institutional Design and Performance for State Courts, the latest addition […]