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Rearview shot of a mature businessman looking through a window in an office

Our August Question of the Month asked judges if they plan on leaving the bench within the next year as a result of changed thinking or anything else related to the pandemic. The question noted that peopl...

How many judges have decided to leave the bench because of the pandemic?

Our August Question of the Month asked judges if they plan on leaving the bench within the next year as a result of changed thinking or anything else related to the pandemic. The question noted that peopl...

Diverse Society
Diverse Society

Our July Question of the Month* asked judges whether they believe judicial education can help rid the courts of implicit bias. Of the 489 NJC alumni who responded, more than two-thirds (68 percent) said y...

Most judges believe this tactic can help eliminate implicit bias in court

Our July Question of the Month* asked judges whether they believe judicial education can help rid the courts of implicit bias. Of the 489 NJC alumni who responded, more than two-thirds (68 percent) said y...

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Dominos falling

Do most judges think plea bargains advance justice? Yes, but it’s complicated. Nearly 90 percent of the 552 judges who voted in our one-question survey of NJC alumni earlier this month said plea bargain...

Judges overwhelmingly approve of plea bargaining, largely for practical reasons

Do most judges think plea bargains advance justice? Yes, but it’s complicated. Nearly 90 percent of the 552 judges who voted in our one-question survey of NJC alumni earlier this month said plea bargain...

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