Briefs
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 […]
Technology
Do remote hearings help — or hurt — 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 […]
Technology
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 […]
Judging, Law & Culture
Happy Birthday! Now get out.
Vol. 99 No. 3 (2015) | Fixing DiscoveryInterest in increasing or repealing mandatory judicial retirement ages is growing in the legislatures — but not among voters. Mandatory judicial retirement ages have existed in the states since the […]
Judging
Trends in Judicial Selection Methods
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureInterest in changing or altering the selection of judges in the states has waxed and waned from year to year for decades. What makes the last five years remarkable, however, […]
Civil Law, Federal Courts
Pilot Project for Discovery Protocols for Employment Cases Alleging Diverse Action
by Emery G. Lee III and Jason A. Cantone
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureIn November 2015, the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) reported to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules on a pilot project designed to streamline litigation by using pattern discovery […]
Law & Culture
Judicial Courtesy and Respect for People’s Time
by Cynthia Gray
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureThe requirement that a judge be “patient, dignified, and courteous to litigants, jurors, witnesses, lawyers, court staff, court officials, and others” means more than eschewing angry interruptions, sarcasm, or name […]
Civil Law, Federal Courts
A Milestone for Diversity in MDL
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureCenter for Judicial Studies events help pave way for first majority-female steering committee MDLs are where the action is, and the PSC is where the litigation decisions are made for […]