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Judge Frank Sullivan Jr.

By Judge John E. Sparks Jr.

Judge Frank Sullivan Jr. turned his passion for politics into a career in law, first working in private practice and then being appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court. In his decades of legal service, Sullivan authored nearly 500 opinions, has continued to inspire as a beloved professor of law, and has advanced the legal profession with his legendary commitment to diversity.

Features

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

A Call to Action: Litigating and Judging Artificial Intelligence Cases

By Michael Arkfeld

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new technology gorilla in the room. Arkfeld defines AI and discusses possible ethics and court sanctions for failing to understand AI, abusive AI, and factual and legal issues in judging and litigating AI cases.

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Here There Be Dragons: The Likely Interaction of Judges with the Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem

By Fredric I. Lederer

The AI Ecosystem is unchartered territory that is still being developed and leaves much to be explored. As AI progresses, judges increasingly will be dealing with issues that result from this relatively new technology.

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Artificial Intelligence: Now Being Deployed in the Field of Law

By Judge Willie J. Epps Jr. and Jonathan M. Warren

The relationship between AI and the courts presents incredible possibilities, and AI is already being used in a variety of government agencies. However, judges must understand the technology and be aware of the pitfalls to avoid.

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Artificial Intelligence: From Law Office to Administrative Proceedings

By Judge Paul Armstrong

AI will undoubtedly become integrated in decision-making by administrative agencies in the future. However, the risk of algorithmic bias and/or discriminatory patterns in training data may make it necessary that an appeal to human decision-makers be legally required of any AI-aided decision.

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Imagining an AI-Supported Self-Help Portal for Divorce

By Alan Carlson

While many do-it-yourself legal services already exist online, imagine a portal that allows self-represented litigants to take their case from start to finish, in this case, for a divorce.

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Artificial Intelligence Stepping into Our Courts: Scientific Reliability Gatekeeping of Risk Assessments

By Judge Stephanie Domitrovich

Judges and lawyers have a responsibility to act as gatekeepers of scientific reliability in the courtroom, which involves understanding the validity of risk assessment tools. Judge Domitrovich offers several best practices judges can use to validate risk assessments.

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Self-Regulation in the Big Data and AI Space

By John Villafranco

Villafranco highlights excerpts from the ABA Antitrust Section’s report Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: Emerging Legal and Self-Regulatory Considerations. In doing so, he asks: Is society able to gain anything from the immense collection of data being compiled about consumers and businesses?

Technology Column

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

What Judges and Lawyers Should Understand About Artificial Intelligence Technology

By Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr. (Ret.)

Judge Dixon discusses artificial intelligence (AI) developments and reminds us that the value and utility of the AI results are dependent on the data and information used to generate those results.

Ethics Column

Ethics

AI and a Judge’s Ethical Obligations

By Marla N. Greenstein

While artificial intelligence may help provide streamlined access to justice, free from human bias, it cannot replace human judgment and the intelligence that judges must have to adequately deliver justice.