Law & Culture
Briefs
Judge Paul W. Grimm named director of the Bolch Judicial Institute
Vol. 106 No. 2 (2022) | Losing faith?U.S. District Court Judge Paul W. Grimm of the District of Maryland has been named director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law, starting Jan. 1, 2023.
Briefs
Helping Courts Address Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
by Edwin Bell
Vol. 106 No. 2 (2022) | Losing faith?As the challenges of adjusting to the covid pandemic ease within state courts, persistent concerns regarding the fairness and equity of these same courts remain. Efforts to address these longer-term issues […]
From the Publisher
Declining Confidence in the Judiciary
Vol. 106 No. 2 (2022) | Losing faith?The most recent Gallup polls show a striking loss of confidence by Americans in the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary more generally. Administered in June 2022, the poll showed Americans’ […]
News Brief, News Roundup
A Global Judicial News Report: August 2022
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationPICTURED ABOVE: INSIDE THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA (FLIKR; PHOTO CREDIT HARVEY BARRISON) Ireland🇮🇪 Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Maynooth University released a study finding that some Irish […]
Redlines
Another kick at dates and procedural detail (PDF)
Vol. 103 No. 1 (2019) | Navigating Rough SeasThis isn’t the first time I’ve gone after unnecessary dates and procedural detail. (See the Autumn 2017 and Summer 2018 columns.) And it probably won’t be the last.
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 […]
Table of Contents
In This Edition: Autumn 2015
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexDepartments Editor’s Note, Letters To The Editor Briefs On the Hill: PATENT Act Aims To Curb Patent Trolls When can judges engage in political activity? The Storied Third Branch A […]
Briefs
When can judges engage in political activity?
by Cynthia Gray
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexWhen can judges serve on commissions or engage in political activity? Many provisions in the code of judicial conduct refer to “the law, the legal system, or the administration of […]
Feature
The Doctrine of the Last Antecedent, the Example in Barnhart, and Why Both Are Weak
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexStart with an innocuous example: men and women who are tall. Are you talking about all men or only those who are tall? That is, does the who-clause modify both nouns? There’s no […]
Book Review
A Global Comparison of Judicial Discipline Mechanisms
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationJudicial accountability is a sensitive topic because a disciplinary system may be subject to political pressure and can negatively impact judicial independence. Furthermore, because judiciaries in developed democracies tend to […]