Navigation Civility in the law and in life is the focus of the Judiciary’s 2023 Law Day resources for teachers, judges, and the legal community. Courtroom and classroom activities that give students real-life experience with civil discourse and solid decision-making skills are at the heart of the Judiciary’s national initiative Civil Discourse and Difficult Decisions. Click Here […]
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Judiciary Studies Use of Online Tool in Presentence Reports
The Federal Judicial Center (FJC) will soon begin a two-year pilot study of the impact of including data from a U.S. Sentencing Commission online tool in presentence reports during the sentencing phase of criminal cases. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Federal Courts and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy
On MLK Day 2023, learn how federal courts played a key role when Martin Luther King, Jr., and his allies sought justice. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Chief Justice Roberts Issues 2022 Year-End Report
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., has issued his 2022 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary. Click Here To Read The Full Article
In COVID-19, Judicial Conference Met Its Ultimate Challenge
When COVID-19 struck in early 2020, Chief Justice William Howard Taft’s vision of a Judiciary that could work in unison was put to perhaps its greatest test. For critical weeks and months, the Judiciary’s very ability to conduct proceedings was endangered. The Judicial Conference of the United States, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, […]
Congress Passes the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act
The federal judge who lost her only child when a gunman opened fire at her home and the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) expressed gratitude today for the passage by Congress of the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act. Click Here To Read The Full Article
New Courthouse in N.C. Weds Past and Present
A recently completed renovation and expansion of a federal courthouse in Charlotte, North Carolina, combines a modern annex with architectural touches that invoke a Virginia courtroom designed by Thomas Jefferson. The new court complex is one of eight funded by Congress in late of 2015. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Facing Fiscal Crises, Judicial Conference Charted Steady Course
Over the last 25 years, the federal Judiciary has faced several fiscal emergencies, including sequestration and two government shutdowns. Each event illustrates how the Judicial Conference of the United States has transformed the way federal courts manage their finances. Click Here To Read The Full Article
New Americans Celebrated at Stadium Naturalization
Football fans cheered when a federal judge welcomed 16 immigrants from nine countries as new United States citizens, during a November 13 naturalization ceremony hosted before a Los Angeles Rams game. Click Here To Read The Full Article
New Database Eases Release of Judges’ Finance Reports
A new free public database of federal judges’ financial disclosure reports (FDRs), including periodic transaction reports (PTRs), was launched today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Click Here To Read The Full Article