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Congratulations to the following judges and commissioners who are either new to the bench or have recently been elected, appointed or hired for a new position.Spiro Cheriogotis, District Court, AlabamaAmy G ...

Welcome to the Bench, Week of January 31st 2019

Congratulations to the following judges and commissioners who are either new to the bench or have recently been elected, appointed or hired for a new position.Spiro Cheriogotis, District Court, AlabamaAmy G ...

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Glasses with people in the background

1. Don’t even start until you can admit this to yourself No human being is unbiased. You have to acknowledge that you are not the exception to this rule. You also must be highly motivated to overcome yo...

Five steps to help mitigate implicit bias on the bench

1. Don’t even start until you can admit this to yourself No human being is unbiased. You have to acknowledge that you are not the exception to this rule. You also must be highly motivated to overcome yo...

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Judge at work

Note: The following excerpts are from You Are Not a Lawyer Anymore: A Primer for Those Who Want to Be a Good Judge (2018). They appear here with the permission of the author. The book’s foreword states tha...

You Are Not a Lawyer Anymore

Note: The following excerpts are from You Are Not a Lawyer Anymore: A Primer for Those Who Want to Be a Good Judge (2018). They appear here with the permission of the author. The book’s foreword states tha...

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