Judging

How State Courts are Preparing for Continuity in Disaster

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Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?

As hurricanes threatened the southern parts of the United States this summer and fall, state courts were confronted with the challenge of not just maintaining operations but also determining when […]

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Jim Griffith

From the Editor: Restraint

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Vol. 101 No. 3 (2017) | Bold and Persistent Reform

In a recent article concerning the supreme court confirmation process, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — my former law school professor — was recently quoted as saying she hoped that in […]

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Lion of Justice: Judge Damon Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

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Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?

Judge Damon J. Keith is a Senior Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Nominated by President Jimmy Carter in 1977, Judge Keith has served […]

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A Mentor to All: Addeliar D. (“Dell”) Guy III

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Published January 2015 In 1964, Judge Addeliar D. (“Dell”) Guy III became the first African-American to practice law in the state of Nevada. Eleven years later, he was appointed as […]

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Passion for Justice: Matthew J. Perry, Jr.

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Published December 2014 When you call the name of the Honorable Matthew J. Perry, Jr., everyone reminisces about their cherished memories of this legal and judicial luminary who had a […]

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He Was the Same Person in Court, at Home, or at the Racetrack: Paul Hatfield

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Published November 2014 Judge Paul Hatfield was an extraordinary judge, a man possessed of humility and courage. He was born and raised in a “blue-collar” family and he never forgot […]

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A Mentor for Life: R. Brooke Jackson

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Published August 2014 If I had to select a word to describe one of my all-time favorite and most influential mentors, fearless is my word of choice. Richard Brooke Jackson, […]

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A Conscience Steeled by the Face of Evil: Charles (“Carl”) Andrew Muecke

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Published July 2014 Born to German immigrants, Charles Andrew Muecke, known throughout his adult life as “Carl,” was educated in New York City’s public schools” and grew up with English […]

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The Best Judge You Never Heard Of – Joseph H. H. Kaplan

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Published March 2014 In 1984, a series of state-chartered savings and loan associations failed as a result of embezzlement and poor management, leaving the quasi-public non-profit organization chartered by the […]

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Being Like Boehm: David Boehm

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Published February 2014 I first met Justice David Boehm in 1976 when I was a young associate at a firm in upstate New York. At the time, I was assisting […]

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