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Outside the Box: How States Are Increasing Access to Justice Through Evidence-Based Regulation of the Practice of Law

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

A new approach to bringing people access to justice “centers the justice experiences of ordinary people, rather than the structure or staffing of justice institutions, the elements of legal families, […]

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Salus Populi: Educating Judges on the Social Determinants of Health

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

Empirical research confirms what may be intuitive: Judicial decisions can have a powerful effect on the health outcomes of both individuals and communities. Certainly, when judges review or interpret laws, regulations, […]

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How to Harness AI for Justice

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

A Preliminary Agenda for Using Generative AI to Improve Access to Justice

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The Curious Case of the Temporary Judgeship

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

When a district court or a court of appeals has an unusually large backlog, Congress sometimes authorizes what is called a “temporary judgeship.” Several aspects of the concept of a […]

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What Judges Should Know About Election Law

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

The 2024 election is fast approaching. Many Americans undoubtedly feel anxious, as polarization, misleading rhetoric, and election-related litigation have sown distrust in elections. Indeed, the vitriol following the 2020 election […]

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The Withering of Public Confidence in the Courts

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

New research delves into potential causes and solutions for a worrisome decline in public faith in the courts.

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The 2024 Bolch Prize

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was celebrated as the 2024 recipient of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law during a private ceremony at Duke University in April. John […]

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On Responsive Judging

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Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publication

Judges are not constitutional theorists. Their role is a practical one: to provide impartial justice to parties in a particular case. […]

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In Conversation with Stephen Gageler, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia

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Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publication

Chief Justice Gageler speaks about his role and potential solutions to a few complex — and often global — problems that face the Australian judiciary.

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Can Judges Help Ease Mass Incarceration?

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Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | Justitia

A scholar considers how judges have contributed to historically high incarceration rates — and how they can help reverse the trend. While the American criminal justice system was once known […]

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