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Civics Education, Judging
Civic Education: Sharing the Values of Judicial Independence
by Jeremy Fogel, Dahlia Lithwick, D. Brooks Smith and Thelton Henderson
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceIn May, the Federal Judge Association hosted a panel that examined judicial independence on a micro level, discussing the individual process of judging, the values judges strive to embody, and […]
International, Rule of Law, Federal Courts
Judicial Independence: Threats Foreign and Domestic
by David F. Levi, Nathan Hecht, Suzanne Spaulding, Rodney Acker and Allyson K. Duncan
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceJudicial Independence has so long been a pillar of American government that perhaps it was at one time taken for granted. The idea that politicians would intimidate judges, that judges […]
International
A Report from the 2015 United StatesâUnited Kingdom Legal Exchange
by Chilton Varner, Diane P. Wood and Douglas Young
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeINTRODUCTION1 This paper was originally presented at the United Kingdom-United States Legal Exchange in London, England, in September 2015. The Exchange, sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers, originated […]
Civil Law, Federal Courts
The New Restatement of Employment Law: An Analytical Synopsis
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeIn April 2015, the American Law Institute published the Restatement of Employment Law, its first publication focusing on this area of law. The single volume consists of 550 pages and […]
Law & Culture, State Courts
DOS and DONâTS for Lawyers in a Changing World
by Huey Cotton
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeIf you could see a dialogue bubble above the judgeâs head showing what the judge is thinking while certain events unfold in the courtroom, you would be surprised at how […]
Judging, State Courts
Why Are State Judges Among Us?
by Amanda Ross Edwards and Elisha Carol Savchak
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeA considerable number of judges are stepping away from the bench and their chambers in order to interact with the public through judicial outreach activities. Why? We execute a nationwide survey […]
Civics Education, Judging, Federal Courts
Federal Judges and Public Attention
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?{THE CAST OF CHARACTERS} Federal courts law professor LANG FELL Federal circuit judge COAR DAPPEL Federal district judge NIELSEN PRIUS Federal bankruptcy judge CHIP TERLEVEN Federal magistrate judge MADGE STRAIT Federal trial lawyer TALAGUD STOREY Federal […]
Judging, State Courts, Federal Courts
The Fluidity of Judicial Coalitions
by Dimitris Georgakopoulos, Frank Sullivan Jr. and Nicholas L. Georgakopoulos
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?A surprising look at coalitions within the supreme courts of the United States and Indiana In June 2001, the United States Supreme Court decided three closely watched deportation cases by […]
Law & Culture
Picking Up Where Aerospatiale Left Off:Â Merits-Based Discovery, Foreign Parties, And Uncertain Personal Jurisdiction
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?It is now well established that a United States federal court may compel a foreign party challenging the courtâs exercise of personal jurisdiction to engage in jurisdictional discovery pursuant to […]
International
An Uphill Battle: How Chinaâs obsession with social stability is blocking judicial reform
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?During the past three years, China has proclaimed a judicial reform campaign that aims to follow the ârule by lawâ (yifa zhiguo) in civil dispute resolutions. In delivering the 2014 […]