
Roy Ferguson has always been interested in increasing judicial expediency and efficiency
(Photo by Kathy Anderson/ABA Journal) Some people talk about giving up their luxurious lifestyles to help those in need. In 1999, Roy Ferguson actually did it. He and his wife…
Read More »Democrats Weigh Dumping Jerrold Nadler for Jamie Raskin in House Judiciary Committee
Some House Democrats want to oust aging committee leaders like Representative Jerrold Nadler in favor of younger lawmakers who they see as better suited to take on the president. Source…
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The Impact Of Trump’s Second Term On The Federal Judiciary
(Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! As of the end of today, how many federal judicial vacancies…
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You Give Up A Lot To Work For The Federal Judiciary
In most workplaces, if you are sexually harassed, your first course of action is to seek assistance from Human Resources. If that fails, you can assert your right to a…
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Could automated transcription tools replace human court reporters?
Image from Shutterstock. For the longest time, one of the staples of any courtroom has been the stenographer. Typing on a small machine that produced a seemingly random series of…
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Advice For Law Clerks – From Someone Who Actually Understands Law Clerks
I receive a large uptick in outreach from mistreated law clerks around the holidays, including those who have been fired or quit their clerkships early. Clerks are four or five…
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Artificial Intelligence and the Federal Judiciary
This week, we discuss Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’s letter on artificial intelligence and the federal judiciary. Our key takeaways are: Chief Justice Roberts asserts that while the federal judiciary…
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Elise Stefanik Demands To Speak To The Manager Of This Here Federal Judiciary
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has a new hobby, and it’s not pickle ball. Instead the New York Republican, who chairs the House Republican Conference, has taken…
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Supreme Court ethics code codifies existing judiciary rules
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday issued a code of conduct for itself for the first time, but it conceded the rules are “not new” and simply restate the principles…
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Opinion: Why isn’t the House Judiciary Committee looking into red flags about Clarence Thomas?
Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him @DeanObeidallah@masto.ai. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his…
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GOP blocks Democratic effort to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel
CNN — Republicans on Tuesday formally blocked a request from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee, something Democrats hoped to do…
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Pre/Dicta takes a radically different approach to predictive analytics than others
There are plenty of judicial analytics and litigation prediction tools on the market. They may have differences in execution and focus, but the general rule of thumb is that they…
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