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Duke Law School

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The State of Science in the Courtroom: A Scientist’s Reflections From Conversations With Federal Judges

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Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at Duke

Rebekah Petroff, a scientist who worked at the Federal Judicial Center, examines how judges frequently grapple with making definitive decisions based on uncertain scientific evidence. In September 2023, I entered […]

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Some Pet Peeves (PDF)

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Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at Duke

Everyone who writes about writing or cares about it is entitled to a few pet peeves. Below are some of mine. I won’t quote real examples for the first two […]

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Judge Robin L. Rosenberg

Looking Back: Celebrating 10 Years at Duke

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Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at Duke

This issue of Judicature looks in the mirror. Duke Law School assumed the mantle and mission of Judicature after its previous publisher of nearly a century, the American Judicature Society, disbanded in 2014. […]

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July 25: International Day for Judicial Well-Being

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Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publication

On July 25, 2025, the world will observe the first official International Day for Judicial Well-Being, following the adoption of a UN resolution.

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Felon: A Poetic Travelogue of Post-Incarceration

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

Reading Felon feels like witnessing a fountain pen bleed — its ink spreading indiscriminately, leaving indelible marks wherever it touches, yet there’s a haunting beauty in its uncontrolled flow. Reginald Dwayne Betts pens […]

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Alternative Approaches: Beyond Problem-Solving Courts

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

Problem-solving courts were born out of a well-meaning experimentalist spirit, a spirit that is very much in line with the vision of a recent symposium on the multidoor criminal courthouse. […]

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Toward Democratic Governance of Problem-Solving Courts

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

For over a century, problem-solving courts have offered up the hope of reform to a justice system desperately in need of it. Unlike traditional courts, problem-solving courts — such as […]

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Centering Humanity: Action, Assistance, and Healing in Newark, N.J.

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

Danny’s Pantry opened on July 18, 2024, the day before the anniversary of the death of Daniel Anderl. Daniel was murdered four years earlier in the New Jersey home he […]

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Court-Involved Supervised Release: A Call to Action

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

This article contends, respectfully, that all federal district and magistrate judges should help ensure that criminal defendants reenter the community safely and successfully following incarceration. Judges are well-suited to achieve […]

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Empirical Evidence: What Judges Can Learn From Recent Social Science Research

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

Courts represent a critical moment that can influence a person’s trajectory through the criminal legal system, and judges play a key role in shaping the courthouse environment and practices. Indeed, […]

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