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AI

Do you think using artificial intelligence in court – having computers and algorithms offer advice in bail and sentencing decisions, for instance – holds promise for eliminating bias from those decisio...

Judges remain skeptical on whether artificial intelligence can make decisions more fairly than they can

Do you think using artificial intelligence in court – having computers and algorithms offer advice in bail and sentencing decisions, for instance – holds promise for eliminating bias from those decisio...

Grinch
Grinch

Just in time for some “Grinch-mas” holiday fun, our December Question of the Month asked NJC judges to calculate how many laws, ordinances, regulations, etc. the Grinch (or the Whos) violate in Dr. Seu...

Arraigning the Grinch

Just in time for some “Grinch-mas” holiday fun, our December Question of the Month asked NJC judges to calculate how many laws, ordinances, regulations, etc. the Grinch (or the Whos) violate in Dr. Seu...

Tree with leaves being blown off
Tree with leaves being blown off

We were selecting a jury in a child abuse case. Early during voir dire, one juror started shaking noticeably, tears coming down her face. The attorney who had been asking questions directed his next que...

Procedural Fairness and Trauma: How do we avoid re-traumatizing our court users?

We were selecting a jury in a child abuse case. Early during voir dire, one juror started shaking noticeably, tears coming down her face. The attorney who had been asking questions directed his next que...

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