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Our March Question of the Month asked if you could change one thing about being a judge, what would it be? Among the nearly 200 judges who responded, the most popular answers, with about 15 percent of th...

If judges could change one thing about their job, this is what it would be (poll results)

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Many mediation skills can be beneficial in any justice system. Here are a few that you may be able to apply to your bench today, regardless of where you serve. 1. Think about how you frame questionsOp...

Five mediation skills you can use on your bench today

Fresh off the press—this procedural fairness bench card was published last Thursday. We invite you to print it to keep in your chambers or share with your colleagues. The bench card defines procedural f...

NJC co-produces procedural fairness bench card

If judges could change one thing about their job, this is what it would be (poll results)

Five mediation skills you can use on your bench today

NJC co-produces procedural fairness bench card

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Reflections from the Bench: I sentenced a teen to die in prison. I regret it.

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