It’s been a busy year for e-discovery in U.S. courts, given the explosion of data available in litigation and the increased emphasis placed on privacy across the country. The Relativity Fest judge’s panel tackled the year in a unique way: four judges each picked a case that could impact the world of e-discovery for years to come.

The judicial panelists were Nora Barry Fischer, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania; Tanya Kennedy, justice, New York Supreme Court, New York County; Xavier Rodriguez, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Texas; and Andrew Peck, retired U.S. Magistrate Judge (S.D.N.Y) and senior counsel, DLA Piper. David Horrigan, discovery counsel and legal education director, Relativity, moderated the panel.