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A heightened awareness of the importance of diverse juries has prompted some federal courts to evaluate their selection processes to ensure that the age, race, and socio-economic status of juror pools…
Posted on 9 May 2019 | 12:00 am
Growing up in a small town in Minnesota, Donovan Frank overcame the modest expectations of his high school teacher to attend college and then law school. He later also overcame alcoholism, a condition…
Posted on 2 May 2019 | 12:00 am
Bankruptcy filings fell by 0.9 percent for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2019, compared with the year ending March 31, 2018. …
Posted on 22 April 2019 | 12:00 am
In a new U.S. Courts video 40 Washington, D.C., area students participate in a realistic simulation of a student free speech case based on the 1969 landmark Tinker v. Des Moines.
Posted on 18 April 2019 | 12:00 am
The Central District of California has the largest number of women in top leadership positions across all 94 federal judicial districts.
Posted on 21 March 2019 | 12:00 am
Over the past year, the federal Judiciary launched an aggressive effort to address workplace conduct issues, achieved one of its top cost-saving goals, and maintained its commitment to excellence in p…
Posted on 12 March 2019 | 12:00 am
The federal Judiciary’s national policy-making body today approved a package of workplace conduct-related amendments stating the obligations of judges and Judiciary employees to report reliable…
Posted on 12 March 2019 | 12:00 am
Throughout 2018, the federal Judiciary celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Federal Magistrates Act of 1968, which established the magistrate judge system.
Posted on 20 February 2019 | 12:00 am
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