Subject Index Judge's Corner

What do aging citizens – and judges – mean for the justice system?

Lawyers and judges have been slow to acknowledge the limitations of forensic science.

Dissatisfied litigants and other unhappy "consumers" of justice are increasingly choosing private options.

More judges are being asked to allow expert testimony about eyewitness ID and confessions.

Should law schools do more to prepare grads for practice?

Some companies and plaintiffs want to revert structured settlements to lump sums, and judges have the final say.

Sometimes judges have to make a lonely stand against the majority.

Lincoln was an exemplary but not perfect lawyer - which makes his example all the more inspiring.

Defendants have a Constitutional right to effective counsel during plea bargains.

"Bricolage" is the art of creating a solution using whatever is available. It's an art litigators would do well to cultivate.

Fee contests over physician testimony reflect the tension between lawyers and doctors.

Health care providers aren't the only ones who have to respond to public health emergencies.

Dispatches from a four-day seminar on the impact of poverty and wealth on justice.

How much process is due a criminal defendant? It's a dollars-and-cents question.

Judge Justice and his colleagues express their misgivings about character evidence.

Healing broken children is hard but essential work.

The collateral consequences of conviction are often the gravest.

Social networking sites are great - unless jurors are using them in ways that threaten a fair trial.

Despite the best analysis of the best evidence, predicting human behavior is a risky business.

Careful planning for settlements can prevent bad results.

Preparation and skillful questioning can help you bag your quarry.

Before he was President, Lawyer Lincoln drew on the strength of rivals.

Judge Justice learns how he has affected the lives of litigants.

Research indicates that eyewitness testimony is less reliable than people think.

Reason can change minds when rudeness won't.

What can we do to improve the accuracy and honesty of witness testimony? Not enough.

Defining burdens of proof can be hard. But they're easier to understand than to define.

Physical evidence can have a huge impact, but know whether it will help or hurt your client.

Let's stand up for lawyers who represent unpopular clients.

A good opening statement will shape jurors' perception of the case.