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Courtroom Witness

The Mayo Clinic describes mindfulness as a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. Since intense a...

How to use mindfulness to make you a better judge

The Mayo Clinic describes mindfulness as a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. Since intense a...

The Roberts Court, April 23, 2021
The Roberts Court, April 23, 2021

About 6 in 10 judges surveyed think there should be term limits for the Supreme Court of the United States. The other 40 percent favor keeping the current lifetime appointments.  Those were the results f...

Most judges appear to support term limits for Supreme Court justices

About 6 in 10 judges surveyed think there should be term limits for the Supreme Court of the United States. The other 40 percent favor keeping the current lifetime appointments.  Those were the results f...

Social Justice Together
Social Justice Together

Our September Question of the Month asked judges how often they’ve had to make a ruling in line with a law they personally disagreed with. Of the 350 NJC alumni who responded, nearly 95 percent said it ...

How often does a judge end up sentencing someone for breaking a law the judge personally disagrees with?

Our September Question of the Month asked judges how often they’ve had to make a ruling in line with a law they personally disagreed with. Of the 350 NJC alumni who responded, nearly 95 percent said it ...

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