The NJC is coming to Washington, D.C., the week of December 10 for these huge events: A four-day course for judges on Contemporary Threats to Judicial Independence and Freedom of the Press (register n...

As a judge, I have a lot of authority but no magic powers. I cannot change the past, make people fall in love, or turn unhappy people into happy people. What I can – and must – do is help defendant...

At least six years, but nearly half of judges think the prerequisite should be 10 years. That’s the verdict from our monthly one-question survey emailed to NJC alumni. Sent out just after Labor Day, thi...