Judging
Briefs
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Named Inaugural Recipient of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law
Vol. 103 No. 1 (2019) | Navigating Rough SeasThe Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School will award the first annual Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy (Retired) during a […]
Briefs
Law Review Examines the Judiciary with “A View from the Inside”
by Heather Cron
Vol. 103 No. 1 (2019) | Navigating Rough SeasThrough the Master of Judicial Studies degree program at Duke Law School, judges not only participate in rigorous courses taught by top legal scholars and professionals, but they also develop […]
Redlines
Go Light on Heavy Connectors (PDF)
Vol. 103 No. 2 (2019) | Pay NCAA athletes?One of the easiest ways to significantly improve all forms of legal writing is to replace heavy logical connectors with lighter ones (or none at all, where appropriate). Unfortunately, the […]
Judicial Honors
Judicial Honors
Vol. 103 No. 2 (2019) | Pay NCAA athletes?Nina Ashenafi-Richardson, a judge with the Leon County Court system in Florida and the first Ethiopian-born judge in the United States, received the Florida Bar’s 2019 Distinguished Judicial Service Award […]
Redlines
Let’s ditch unnecessary procedural detail (PDF)
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailThis Redlines column looks different from the previous ones. For one thing, it doesn’t have any redlines — but rather a simple before and after. Our writing guru, Joseph Kimble, […]
Book Review
How solitude can make you a better leader
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailIs solitude something we should seek or avoid? Is it helpful or detrimental to individuals, and specifically those who are leaders? If it is helpful, why is it particularly important […]
Feature
Judges and Stress: An Examination of Outcomes Predicted by the Model of Judicial Stress
by Charles P. Edwards, Jenny Reichert, Brian H. Bornstein and Monica K. Miller
Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data AnalyticsJudges are tasked with administering justice and upholding the rights of everyone in accordance with the Constitution. The challenges associated with having to decide the fate of others, coupled with increases […]
Redlines
Repairing Long Sentences (PDF)
Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data AnalyticsThe long, long sentence is legal writing’s oldest curse. You’ve probably seen even worse than the original sentence, but it’s still way too long (83 words). I offer three different […]
Feature
Perceptions of Bias: Do Campaign Contributions Create Public Perceptions of Judicial Bias?
Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data AnalyticsIn a number of cases, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended the licenses of lawyers who had loaned money directly to the trial judge who was hearing their clients’ cases. They […]