Briefs
Federal Courts
Fixing Discovery: The Judge’s Job
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?Editors Note: The following is an excerpt of an article that first appeared in ABA Litigation, Vol. 38 No. 4 (2012). In it, Judge James G. Carr responded to major pleading […]
Judging, State Courts
Crossing the line? Recent ethics cases show that the line between personal and judicial conduct can be blurred
by Cynthia Gray
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?Not all extrajudicial conduct on which the public may frown has been considered sanctionable in judicial discipline proceedings; after all, as Robert Louis Stevenson wrote in The Strange Case of Dr. […]
State Courts
Up, Down, All Around
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?Legislative proposals to change state supreme court compositions gaining popularity The last decade has seen a dramatic uptick in legislative efforts to change the composition of state courts of last […]
Judging
When to Disqualify?
by Cynthia Gray
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesSupreme Court pushes states to develop – and use – clearer recusal procedures THE U.S. SUPREME COURT’S 2009 DECISION IN CAPERTON V. A.T. MASSEY COAL CO., 556 U.S. 868 (2009) WAS […]
Court Administration, State Courts
How the States Avoid Supreme Stalemates
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesState high courts avoid tie votes in a variety of ways, some more juris-prudent than others. Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing portends a seismic realtering of the Supreme Court’s ideological balance. […]
State Courts
Disorder in the Courts: The varied ways states establish and oversee courts presents challenges for reform
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesLimited jurisdiction courts are coming under new scrutiny and criticism amid calls for criminal justice reform. The Department of Justice’s report on police and court practices in the city of […]
From the Publisher, Judging, Rule of Law
Retired Mass. Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall to Receive 2021 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law
Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts HeldMargaret H. Marshall — former chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and a lifelong advocate for a more transparent, efficient, and accountable judiciary — will receive the 2021 […]
Court Administration, State Courts
State Courts Brace for Budget Hit
Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts HeldThe COVID-19 pandemic forced drastic changes in the way courts operate and function. It also caused many courts to change their budgetary practices. An October 2020 survey of the Conference […]
Court Administration, Judging
Salary by Committee
Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered CourtsAs the Great Recession ends, judicial salaries — stagnant for most of that period — appear to be on the rise. But a long-running debate over the role of judicial […]
Court Administration, State Courts
Court Communications for the Disinformation Age
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchAs communication tools evolve, it’s critical that courts understand how traditional and new media can be used, and on occasion misused, to communicate effectively with the public. Two recent publications […]