by Alicia Bannon
Spring 2019 | Volume 102 Number 1Less than a generation ago, state supreme court elections were subdued affairs. Candidates — to the extent they actively campaigned at all — primarily discussed their qualifications and backgrounds. Political Continue Reading »
by William Raftery
Spring 2019 | Volume 102 Number 12019 marks the fourth consecutive year of unusually high interest among the states in shifting from partisan to nonpartisan, or from nonpartisan to partisan, judicial elections. It began in 2015, Continue Reading »
by William Raftery
Summer 2019 | Volume 103 Number 2In 1967, Maine voters amended the state constitution to authorize the elimination of the state’s county-controlled, county-operated, county-funded Probate Courts.[1] In 2019, the Maine legislature debated a “concept draft” enabling Continue Reading »
by David F. Levi, Allison Eid, Joan Larsen and Goodwin Liu
Spring 2019 | Volume 102 Number 1Judge Jeffrey Sutton is one of our most respected and admired federal appellate judges. He has served on the Sixth Circuit, with chambers in Columbus, Ohio, since his appointment to Continue Reading »
by Brandon Garrett and John Monahan
Summer 2019 | Volume 103 Number 2Judges are using risk assessment instruments in criminal cases more than ever before. Their role is increasingly prominent at all stages of the criminal justice system, including policing, pretrial detention, Continue Reading »
by Robin L. Rosenberg
Summer 2019 | Volume 103 Number 2In recent years, there has been increased attention on sentencing, and particularly sentencing disparities. The thrust and focus of this attention have been on the statistics of sentencing and reforms, Continue Reading »
by Jon O. Newman
Summer 2019 | Volume 103 Number 2Editor’s note: This article was written by Judge Jon O. Newman during his tenure as the Bolch Judicial Institute’s inaugural Distinguished Judge in Residence. The Institute’s Distinguished Judge in Residence Continue Reading »
by Gbemende E. Johnson
Summer 2019 | Volume 103 Number 2As states such as Iowa and Pennsylvania debate their judicial selection systems, whether merit selection works is the key question that motivates Greg Goelzhauser’s innovative and timely inquiry in Judicial Continue Reading »
