Publications

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The Appellate Practice Compendium

By Dana Livingston

Publications | Book

Enhancing Justice: Reducing Bias

Publications | Book

The Improvement of the Administration of Justice, Eighth Edition

Periodicals

The Judges' Journal

The Division's award-winning quarterly publication is one of the nation's foremost judicial journals and the authoritative source on innovations in the justice system. The Judges' Journal is designed to keep members current on issues affecting the courts and promote discussion about the direction of the judicial process. As part of your membership in the Judicial Division, you will enjoy a complimentary subscription to this publication (a $39 value).

Appellate Issues

Published by the Council of Appellate Lawyers (CAL), this quarterly online newsletter features articles geared towards Appellate Lawyer's.

Highway to Justice

Produced through a joint project of the JD and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Highway to Justice is designed to be a source for updates on national traffic safety news.

Judicial Division Record

The Judicial Division's quarterly e-newsletter, the Judicial Division Record (aka JD Record) informs members about Division and Conference related activities, projects, opportunities, as well as upcoming meetings and programs. The newsletter is free with your JD membership.

CASA Chronicles

The Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys (CASA) e-newsletter, CASA Chronicles, keeps you up-to-date with what's going on in appellate courts around the country as well as the current activities of the Council.

Digital Downloads

Principles for Juries and Jury Trials (updated 2016)

Produced by the ABA Commission on the American Jury in 2005, and updated in 2016.

Best Practice Handbook on the Use of Independent Experts (2009)

This Handbook was develop to assist trial judges in the selection of an independent expert in cases involving allegations, professional negligence or complex, scientific issues.

A Fair Trial: Jurors Use of Electronic Devices & the Internet (2010)

This handbook discusses the obstacles Judges face on how we can continue to ensure that litigants receive a fair trial – one which is based solely on the evidence presented in the courtroom and maintain the privacy of jury deliberations – in light of the proliferation of information available electronically in the world today.

Judicial Performance Evaluation Handbook and Guidelines (2005)

In 2005, the ABA House of Delegates approved a collection of updated guidelines intended to provide a model for the evaluation of judicial performance

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Gavel Talks Podcast

Model Code of Judicial Conduct for Federal Administrative Law Judges

Periodicals

The Judges' Journal

Appellate Issues

Highway to Justice

Judicial Division Record

CASA Chronicles

Judicial Clerkship Forum: A Conversation with 12 Judges

Council of Appellate Lawyers Manual on Pro Bono Appeals

Roadmap Series on Judicial Issues

Digital Downloads

Principles for Juries and Jury Trials (updated 2016)

Best Practice Handbook on the Use of Independent Experts (2009)

A Fair Trial: Jurors Use of Electronic Devices & the Internet (2010)

Judicial Performance Evaluation Handbook and Guidelines (2005)