Briefs
State Courts
Common Themes Emerge in 2023 ‘State of the State Judiciary’ Addresses
by Alyssa Nekritz and William Raftery
Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the CourtsIn 48 states, the chief justice of the state supreme court is the “administrative head” of or holds “administrative power” over the state’s judicial branch.1 As such, many chiefs deliver annual “state of the judiciary” addresses, similar to speeches delivered by governors. […]
Global, International
Afghan Judge Serving as Inaugural Bolch Rule of Law Fellow
Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper LitigationDuke Law School welcomed Judge Tayeba Parsa of Afghanistan as the first Bolch Judicial Institute Rule of Law Judicial Fellow in May. Judge Parsa was among 250 women judges in Afghanistan. […]
Global, International
Bolch Prize Honors “Swift, Breathtaking” Effort to Aid Afghanistan’s Courageous Women Judges
by Susan Glazebrook and Sosan Bakshi
Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper LitigationThe International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) received the 2023 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law during a ceremony in March. […]
Law & Culture, State Courts
How States Set Judicial Salaries
Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper LitigationThe question of judicial compensation — not just how much, but the mechanism used to set the amount — has been a part of the American discourse on judicial independence since […]
International
International Association of Women Judges to receive 2023 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsPictured Above: Evacuees wait to board a plane in Kabul, August 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Isaiah Campbell, Alamy Photo) The Bolch Judicial Institute has named the International […]
Law & Culture, State Courts
Case Processing Time Standards Take Hold in State Courts
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsFor centuries, courts have grappled with the question of speedy and timely justice. Until the 20th century, this was almost exclusively viewed as a legal question: At what point does […]
Judging
Judicial Honors – Summer 2022
Vol. 106 No. 2 (2022) | Losing faith?Judge D. Brooks Smith, a senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, received the Judge Justin Johnson Award from the Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, a civic […]
Law & Culture
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.
Law & Culture, State Courts
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 […]
