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By Avalon Zoppo | November 10, 2023
"Being able to read people should be… in [a lawyer's] wheelhouse already," Judge Marsha Pechman said in questioning the need for jury consultants.
By Avalon Zoppo | October 27, 2023
U.S. Judiciary's rules panel considers amending the ban on airing criminal proceedings for Trump's trials, and Feinstein's successor is seated on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
By Avalon Zoppo | October 13, 2023
Law professors voice concern with ethics panel's investigation of jurist's criticism.
By Avalon Zoppo | September 29, 2023
An arbitrator discusses the feasibility and desirability of artificial intelligence in arbitration, and the Senate Judiciary Committee approves of three judicial nominees.
By Avalon Zoppo | September 15, 2023
Judge Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recalls his clerkship for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black and judging is sometimes a family affair.
By Avalon Zoppo | September 1, 2023
President Joe Biden names John Kazen to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and Justice Clarence Thomas notes a judge's notes.
By Brad Kutner | August 18, 2023
Former federal judges hold little hope for Trump's recusal requests; most current judges don't mind self-represented litigants.
By Avalon Zoppo | August 4, 2023
The U.S. Judicial Conference expresses concern with congressional budget proposals. The judge overseeing Trump's District of Columbia trial is no stranger to Jan. 6-related criminal proceedings.
By Avalon Zoppo | July 21, 2023
Bankruptcy Judge faces recusal motion due to her novel that allegedly mirrors -- and disparages -- the litigants.
By Brad Kutner | Avalon Zoppo | July 7, 2023
Happy Friday from Avalon and Brad, and welcome to another roundup of news about the judiciary. This week Avalon took a look at a federal appellate judge's…
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