by David F. Levi, Allison Eid, Joan Larsen, Goodwin Liu and Jeffrey Sutton
Spring 2019 | Volume 103 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 […]
In 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, […]
Editor’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 […]
As 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 […]
by Gregg Costa
Fall/Winter 2018 | Volume 102 Number 3There can be too much of a good thing. We know that’s true for food and drink, but we haven’t yet realized it’s also true for judicial clerkships. There has […]
Since the mid-1990s, advocates for increased access to justice have touted unbundled (or limited-scope, or discrete-task) legal services as a means of distributing legal services to those unable to afford […]
by Bernard Chao, Christopher Robertson and David Yokum
Fall/Winter 2018 | Volume 102 Number 3By protecting the right to a jury, the state and federal constitutions recognize the fundamental value of having civil and criminal disputes resolved by laypersons. Actual trials, however, are relatively […]
Executive Summary Developed and published by the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School November 2018 ON DEC. 1, 2018, AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 23 TAKE EFFECT. […]
by George Socha and Saaya Shah
Fall/Winter 2018 | Volume 102 Number 3We all know the volume of data in litigation — particularly email data — continues to grow rapidly, with no sign of abating. That growth is forcing litigants to come […]
by William Raftery and Deborah W. Smith
Fall/Winter 2018 | Volume 102 Number 3A resolution adopted by the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators in August 2018 (Resolution 7) encourages courts to carefully review and assess their policies for […]
