Briefs
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 […]
Global
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 […]
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, […]