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Judiciaries Worldwide: A Resource on Comparative Judicial Practice

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Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publication

The Federal Judicial Center, the education and research agency for the United States federal courts, has created Judiciaries Worldwide, an online resource that explores the many ways judicial systems can be structured.

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In Conversation with Petr Angyalossy, Chief Justice of the Czech Republic

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Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publication

JUDr. Petr Angyalossy, Ph.D., President of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, offers his perspective on the current state of the judiciary, its core strengths, and the challenges it faces.

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Inside the JPML

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

How the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Keeps the Federal Courts’ Massive MDL Docket on Track The world knows multidistrict litigations (MDLs) by the names of the cases’ defendants and […]

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Reflections from a Special Master: The Cy Pres Process in a High-dollar, Class-action Case

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

In 2018, I was appointed as special master under Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in a nationwide class action that had resulted in a judgment of […]

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Courting Quality: A Survey of Quality Management Practices in American Courts

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

Quality management — or the practices an organization creates to ensure customer requirements are met — is usually associated with the corporate world. But its aims are just as relevant to […]

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E-Service Across Borders

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

What are the rules for serving foreign defendants by email? Lawyers in the United States use email to do many things. Increasingly, they also want district courts to authorize service […]

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“But Is It Reasoned?”

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

When it comes to finding reasons in arbitration awards, some courts are being, well, unreasonable.

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The 2023 Amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 702: The Inside Story

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

In the Federal Rules of Evidence, the predominant rule on expert testimony is Rule 702. On December 1, 2023, the rule was amended after six years of work by the […]

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Principles for Just and Rational Policing

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

Police reform has long been a topic of heated debate in the United States. But it assumed new urgency and political significance during the past decade, as national news has […]

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