Technology

Artificial Justice: The Quandary of AI in the Courtroom
by Paul W. Grimm, Maura R. Grossman, Mireille Hildebrandt and Sabine Gless
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationArtificial intelligence is here, and itâs everywhere. The technology is so pervasive, in fact, that it now hides in plain sight â in our cars and on our coffee tables. […]

10 Things Judges Should Know About Cryptocurrency
by Lee Reiners
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 […]

What Every Judge and Lawyer Needs to Know About Electronic Evidence
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexNot long ago, âfriendâ was a noun, âyelpâ meant a shrill bark, âtwitterâ referred to a chirp, a âtumblerâ was a gymnast or a glass, and âfacebook,â âyoutube,â and âinstagramâ […]

How Technology is Changing Justice in China
by Zhiyu Li, Benjamin Chen and Shitong Qiao
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationIn 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 […]

Do remote hearings help â or hurt â access to justice?
by Kristina Bryant and Tara Kunkel
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedBeginning 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 […]

Oral argument at the Supreme Court Before, During, and After the Pandemic
by Erica L. Ross, Walter Dellinger, Jeff Fisher and Neal Katyal
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedThe 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 […]

Sober as a Judge
by Cynthia Gray
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedWhether 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 […]

Pandemic Spurs Technology Revolution in State Civil Courts
by Qudsiya Naqui and Erika Rickard
Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanWith courthouses shuttered by COVID-19, civil legal systems in nearly every state moved quickly to adopt new tools to support online operation â a decisive response that enabled millions of […]

Are judges and the justice system ready for driverless cars?
by Christopher Copp and Markus Kemmelmeier
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceAutonomous 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 […]

The Troubles of the Social Judge
by Cynthia Gray
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeAt 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. […]