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Judging, Criminal Law
Who appointed me God? Reflections of a Judge on Criminal Sentencing
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?In my 14 years as a federal district judge, I estimate that I have sentenced well over 2,000 individuals.1 Sentencing is the most multifaceted, emotional, and challenging task a judge […]
Judging, State Courts
Money or Justice? How Fees and Fines Have Contributed to Distrust and What Chief Justices Can Do About It
by David F. Levi, Nathan Hecht, Patricia Breckenridge, Maureen O'Connor, Martin Hoshino and Mary McQueen
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesDuke Law Dean David F. Levi recently convened a roundtable discussion among leaders of a national task force that aims to study and address the courts’ role in the problems […]
Judging, Federal Courts
The U.S. Constitution and Judicial Qualifications: A Curious Omission
by John C. Vile and Mario Perez-Reilly
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesThe Constitution carefully spells out qualifications for President and members of Congress, but is virtually silent with regard to judicial qualifications. Why? It is common knowledge that, under Article II of […]
State Courts
Judges Can Fix the System: Here’s How
by Ed Spillane
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesMelissa J. Showed up in my court last year with four kids in tow. Her children quietly watched from a nearby table while I spoke with her. The charges against […]
Technology
How Two New Rules for Self Authentication Will Save You Time and Money
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesThe Standing Committee on Federal Rules recently approved two new self-authentication rules for electronic machine-generated evidence. The goal is to save time and money by creating a pretrial procedure for […]
Civil Law, Federal Courts
Guidelines & Best Practices for Implementing the 2015 Discovery Amendments to Achieve Proportionality
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesThe Winter 2016 edition of Judicature originally contained excerpts from the Guidelines and Best Practices Guidelines & Best Practices for Implementing the 2015 Discovery Amendments to Achieve Proportionality report published by […]
Civil Law, Federal Courts
A Report from the Proportionality Roadshow
by Steven S. Gensler and Lee Rosenthal
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesRecommendations from the Bench and Bar in 17 Cities on Implementing the 2015 Proportionality Amendments 6 MONTHS. 17 CITIES. 20,000 MILES. From November 2015 to May 2016, the “Proportionality Roadshow” […]
Court Administration, Federal Courts
Cross Border Discovery at a Crossroads
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesAlong with explosive globalization, including the ease with which parties can conduct business abroad, there has been a concomitant need for international legal systems to consider exchange of information across […]
Judging, Federal Courts
Academic Feeder Judges: Are clerkships the key to academia?
Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts HeldClick here to download this article’s accompanying appendix. The legal community is familiar with “feeder judges” — federal lower-court (primarily court of appeals) judges who have a substantial number of […]
State Courts
What do Americans want in their state judges?
Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts HeldAs scholars regularly document, states have frequently changed their systems of judicial selection and retention. What remains unknown is whether these systems actually address the kinds of qualities citizens value […]