From the Editor in Chief

From the Editor in Chief
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexThis is the second edition of Judicature since its publication was assumed by Duke Law SchoolĀ and its Judicial Studies Center, and the feedback from the first edition has been both […]

Editor’s Note – Summer 2015
Vol. 99 No. 1 (2015) | The View from the BenchThere may be, as F. Scott Fitzgerald observed in the last tycoon, no second acts in American lives, but through the leadership and imagination of Dean David Levi and the […]

From the Editor: Judge Nancy Joseph
by Nancy Joseph
Vol. 99 No. 3 (2015) | Fixing DiscoveryImitation Is The Highest Form Of Flattery.Ā In this third edition of the revivedĀ Judicature, we imitate the previous editions by bringing you relevant, thought-provoking, and conversation-inspiring articles of interest to both […]

From the Editor in Chief: Judge Robert Morris
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureWelcome to the fourth edition of Judicature under the auspices of Duke Law School. My colleagues in Duke Law Schoolās LL.M. in Judicial Studies program take great pride in serving […]

From the Editor-in-Chief John C. Anderson
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeWelcome to the latest edition of Judicature! This issue includes a wonderful article on judicial oversight of covert action, written by Judge Diane Wood, Chilton Varner, and Douglas Young, with […]

From the Editor in Chief: Virginia Baker Norton
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?Judge Norton is pictured above and at right with fellow 2016 graduates of Dukeās judicial studiesĀ LL.M. program. Left to right: Judges Donald Molloy, Robert Morris, Norton, and Julia Prahl. In […]

From the Editor-in-Chief Cheri Beasley
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesThe ability to pay court fines, including jail and prison fees, has remained an issue since Michigan first authorized the imposition of correctional fees in 1846.1 Today, many courts order […]

From the Editor: A European Perspective
Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?The President of the United States referred to a judge who ruled against the executive as a “so-called” judge. Both his most recent French colleagues called the judiciary āflavorless green […]

From the Editor: Thank you
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailWelcome to the spring edition of Judicature. This edition includes an announcement of a very significant gift to benefit Dukeās judicial studies programs and Judicature: a $10 million gift from […]

From the Editor: Toward a More Perfect Union
Vol. 102 No. 2 (2018) | Rights That Made The World RightIn 2018, as the nation commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the 14th Amendment, stakeholders in the justice system should reflect on our successes and failures along the continuum for equal […]