Season 6

Episodes

Courts & Judiciary

Reading and Robes

Hosted by Hon. Richard Ginkowski, Pleasant Prairie, WI

Reading and Robes is a community outreach program in which judges, wearing their robes, read to school children. Judge Sidney Butcher joins Gavel Talks to discuss this NJC program and how judges can make a positive impact in their communities.

Courts & Judiciary

What if it was a gun? Targeting the epidemic of deadly driving.

Hosted by Hon. Richard Ginkowski, Pleasant Prairie, WI

In 2021, an estimated 20,958 people died as the result of homicide by firearm. But 25,714 people lost their lives because of speeding and impaired drivers that year. In some states speed has overtaken alcohol as the leading cause of traffic deaths.

Environment

I Dissent. The Environmental Legacy of “Citizen Justice” William O. Douglas

Hosted by Hon. Richard Ginkowski, Pleasant Prairie, WI

In this edition of Gavel Talks, Senior Judge M. Margaret McKeown discusses her book on the environmental legacy of Justice William O. Douglas.

Courts & Judiciary

Farewell to a civil rights legend, Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.

Hosted by Hon. Richard Ginkowski, Pleasant Prairie, WI

Retired Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr. was a remarkable man with many incredible moments in his 88 years. Just three months before his passing Judge Burnett sat down with host Richard Ginkowski to give us a glimpse of a life well lived.

Courts & Judiciary

Educating the Media on What We Do

Hosted by Hon. Richard Ginkowski, Pleasant Prairie, WI

Wayne Maloney, a retired journalist, and host Richard Ginkowski discuss what judges can do to inform the local media on the important work of the courts.

Education

What we know - and don't - about truancy and why it matters.

Hosted by Hon. Richard Ginkowski, Pleasant Prairie, WI

Judges may deal with school truancy in juvenile, family and criminal cases. How serious is chronic absenteeism? Does punishing truant students work? Can judges adapt treatment court methods in truancy cases?

Litigation & Trials

Should the "Zoom" genie be stuffed back in the bottle?

Hosted by Hon. Richard Ginkowski, Pleasant Prairie, WI

Host Richard Ginkowski is joined by Edward Blumberg, past chair of the National Judicial College Board of Trustees, who offers up a provocative take on why in person court hearings are usually preferable.

Courts & Judiciary

Dark Money Attack Ads and Promoting Judicial Independence

Hosted by Hon. Richard Ginkowski, Pleasant Prairie, WI

Host Richard Ginkowski is joined by Alicia Bannon, director of the Judiciary Program of the Brennan Center for Justice, to discuss protecting judicial independence when outside interest groups get involved in judicial campaigns.

Domestic & Sexual Violence

Special Dockets Courts: RISE, CONNECT and More

Hosted by Hon. Richard Ginkowski, Pleasant Prairie, WI

An Ohio judge's unique special dockets target victims of human trafficking and defendants with special needs.

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Season 6

Lights Makeup You're on Court TV

Episodes

Reading and Robes

What if it was a gun? Targeting the epidemic of deadly driving.

I Dissent. The Environmental Legacy of “Citizen Justice” William O. Douglas

Farewell to a civil rights legend, Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.

Educating the Media on What We Do

What we know - and don't - about truancy and why it matters.

Should the "Zoom" genie be stuffed back in the bottle?

Dark Money Attack Ads and Promoting Judicial Independence

Special Dockets Courts: RISE, CONNECT and More

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Season 6

Lights Makeup You're on Court TV

Episodes

Reading and Robes

What if it was a gun? Targeting the epidemic of deadly driving.

I Dissent. The Environmental Legacy of “Citizen Justice” William O. Douglas

Farewell to a civil rights legend, Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.

Educating the Media on What We Do

What we know - and don't - about truancy and why it matters.

Should the "Zoom" genie be stuffed back in the bottle?

Dark Money Attack Ads and Promoting Judicial Independence

Special Dockets Courts: RISE, CONNECT and More

Gavel Talks

The ABA Podcast Hub

ABA Resources

The ABA

Connect