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Bolch Judicial Institute
Duke Law School

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Artificial Justice: The Quandary of AI in the Courtroom

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Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publication

Artificial intelligence is here, and it’s everywhere. The technology is so pervasive, in fact, that it now hides in plain sight — in our cars and on our coffee tables. […]

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10 Things Judges Should Know About Cryptocurrency

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Vol. 106 No. 2 (2022) | Losing faith?

By now, you have probably heard of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Perhaps, however, you have found the topics impenetrable or doubted their relevance to the courtroom. But cryptocurrency is a […]

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What Every Judge and Lawyer Needs to Know About Electronic Evidence

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Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL Vortex

Not long ago, “friend” was a noun, “yelp” meant a shrill bark, “twitter” referred to a chirp, a “tumbler” was a gymnast or a glass, and “facebook,” “youtube,” and “instagram” […]

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How Technology is Changing Justice in China

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Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publication

In their article How Will Technology Change the Face of Chinese Justice? (Columbia Journal of Asian Law, 2020), Professor Zhiyu Li of Durham Law School and Professor Benjamin Chen of […]

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Do remote hearings help — or hurt — access to justice?

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Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily Engaged

Beginning in March 2020, courts transformed how they conduct business by rapidly transitioning to online platforms. Moving business entirely online required courts to train judges, court staff, prosecutors, lawyers, and […]

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Oral argument at the Supreme Court Before, During, and After the Pandemic

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Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily Engaged

The pandemic has upended things big and small, from our daily routines to the very institutions we hold dear. Perhaps nowhere else in government have these changes been so peculiar […]

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Sober as a Judge

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Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily Engaged

Whether in the courtroom or on social media, judges should be careful about joking around. Judges are often warned against the careless use of humor. Humor is very subjective, but […]

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Pandemic Spurs Technology Revolution in State Civil Courts

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Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving Afghanistan

With courthouses shuttered by COVID-19, civil legal systems in nearly every state moved quickly to adopt new tools to support online operation — a decisive response that enabled millions of […]

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Are judges and the justice system ready for driverless cars?

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Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial Independence

Autonomous vehicles have long ignited the American imagination. Increasingly, they have caught the attention of lawyers and judges as well. The integration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) represents a startling shift […]

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The Troubles of the Social Judge

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Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public Life

At the end of 2015, two states became the first jurisdictions to add explicit references to social media to their codes of judicial conduct. In a new code effective Dec. […]

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