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Judging, Technology
#Engage: It’s Time for Judges to Tweet, Like, & Share
Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered CourtsThe judiciary is, in many respects, the least understood branch of government. The law can be mysterious and a bit frightening to those who do not work in the legal […]
State Courts
Picking Judges: How Judicial-Selection Methods Affect Diversity in State Appellate Courts
Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered CourtsIn the beginning, judges in the 13 original states either were appointed by the governor or selected by the legislature. Over the next 80 years, however, a majority of states […]
Global
IP Law Post-Brexit
by Richard Arnold, Graeme Dinwoodie, Lionel Bently and Estelle Derclaye
Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?FOUR EUROPEAN IP EXPERTS ASSESS THE LIKELY IMPACT of BREXIT on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS in the UK AND EU — AND WHAT IT ALL MEANS for the UNITED STATES On […]
Civil Law, Federal Courts
Amended Rule 37(e): What’s New and What’s Next in Spoliation?
Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?AMENDED RULE 37(e) OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (“RULE 37(e)”) BECAME EFFECTIVE ON DEC. 1, 2015. It emerged as a pithy and focused restatement of the best thinking […]
Technology
Can Science Save Justice?
Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?“Know thyself.” Inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, and echoed down the halls of time by Plato, Pope, Franklin, and Emerson, there may be no more fundamental maxim […]
Judging, Law & Culture
Getting Explicit About Implicit Bias
by Jeffrey Rachlinski, Andrew J. Wistrich and Bernice B. Donald
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchTo better understand the effect of implicit bias in the courtroom, Judge Bernice Donald of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit talked with Professors Jeffrey Rachlinski and Andrew Wistrich of Cornell Law School.
Court Administration, Global, State Courts
Building Administrative Scaffolding in Small Courts: Experiences in the U.S. and Abroad
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchIn 2014, two years after graduating law school, I was appointed to serve as a municipal court judge in Guadalupe, Ariz.1 The town had the highest unemployment rate in Maricopa […]
Court Administration, State Courts
Assessing Safety and Security Challenges in State Courts
by Mary Ellen Barbera and Joseph Baxter
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchAs the number of reported incidents of courthouse violence has increased,1 awareness of the need to improve security in state courts has also grown. At the same time, courts have […]
Court Administration, Federal Courts
Modernizing Security Measures to Protect Federal Judges and Their Families
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchOn the evening of July 19, 2020, United States District Judge Esther Salas was enjoying a playful moment with her son Daniel, who had just celebrated his 20th birthday. As […]
Court Administration, Technology
Contracting the Virus: Not If, But When
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchIn the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Texas judiciary focused on its response to the global pandemic. The Office of Court Administration (OCA), the judicial branch agency tasked […]