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The article explores possible avenues such as ethical codes, civil justice rules, and legal education accreditation requirements, that bring a reform in justice administration to bring affordable justices for all. Topics discussed include impact of unauthorized practice of law; enactment of federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); and trade laws as defined by Federal Trade Commission..

The article discusses how China's obsession with social stability is, blocking judicial reform, as of September 2016. It reports that Chinese judiciary prizes discipline over the adjudicatory autonomy of the individual judge. It mentions the country's key policy principles underlying China's civil trial management system by examining the overarching interpretation of the so-called "Case Quality Evaluation."

This article explores AJS's leadership role in efforts toward improving the quality of state court judges between 1913 and 1940. Three decades of enterprise by the American Judicature Society aimed at improving the process for recruiting and retaining high-quality state court judges, contributed to the formulation and success of the Missouri Plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For a century, the key focus of court unification efforts has been the performance of courts. The desire in the late 1800s and early 1900s for "unified" state judiciaries stemmed from simplicity in proceeding. Unification sought to avoid wasting of resources in pursuit of high performing courts. Today, technology may usurp the need for unification, leading us to reassess if unification is the only way to achieve fair and impartial resolutions of legal disputes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a comparative analysis of the political origins of judicial elections in the U.S. and Bolivia as of January 2013, focusing on several commonalities between the two judicial election systems. It states that on October 16, 2011, Bolivian voters elected 56 judges to several courts including the nation's Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia). American legislative power in the late 1830s is addressed, along with Bolivia's constitutional democracy. Populism in the U.S. and institutional reforms are also mentioned.

The article offers information about the implementation of the evidence-based management (EBM) approach in courts. Topics include the empirical research behind EBM management for courts, the use of EMB for leadership and education in court management, and the role of judges in using EBM. The article also provides examples of the application of EBM to courthouses, the judicial branch, and state judiciaries. It is suggested that EBM implementation can be challenging for courts but that it will have many benefits.

The article discusses the trends in case filings and case terminations in the federal circuit courts in the U.S. It offers an overview of the circuit workloads from 1992 term to the 2009 term and analyzes the role of workloads, caseloads and vacancies in the federal system. It further explores the circuit court vacancy rates and the efficiency of the circuit court in dealing with rising judicial vacancies and caseloads. Several suggestions to eliminate the negative outcomes of increased caseloads and vacancies are also provided.

The article offers information on the rates of contestation during trial court elections in the U.S. It states that trial court judges are practicing the immense discretion in courts even though they do not create precedent and are mainly limited by the rulings of higher courts. It mentions that contestation is being evaluated by the state supreme court elections and which is considered to have increased through the years in the U.S. It adds that according to the study on California trial court elections, the contestation rates from 1972 to 2002 presented an excess of two percent with regards to superior court judges confronting electoral opposition.

The article discusses the general consensus about the solution of the problem associated with the access to justice in the U.S. It explores the different key elements of the consensus that are derived from the practical challenges faced by the constituencies as they do their jobs including court simplification and services, systems of triage and assignments, and bar flexibility. Moreover, it suggests several ways to improve significant areas of access innovation such as significant changes in various processes involved in courts, bars and federal aids.

In this article the author discusses the existence of opinion specialization in the judicial practice. He explains that federal circuit judges choose a certain field of specialization based on their preference and interest, and adds that specialization allows them to write opinion more efficiently with less concern about errors. He warns that although opinion specialization may increase judicial expertise, this may result to repetitive caseloads and loss of judicial prestige.

The article presents a note from the president of the American Judicature Society (AJS) on the official launching of the organization's centennial celebration on July 15, 2013. Topics include the establishment of the AJS under the name the American Judicature Society to Promote the Efficient Administration of Justice in 1913, the organization's mission to address the inefficiencies in the U.S. judicial system, and its drafting of a U.S. model judiciary act for each state judiciary. Information is provided on the improvement of legal education methods in the U.S.

The article reports that New York Governor David A. Paterson has signed into law the Jury Pool Fair Representation Act to help provide information in order to improve jury representation of fair and equitable court system.

The author reflects on judicial diversity to deliver equal and impartial justice system. The author argues that it is only through judicial diversity that people can realize the promise by former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson of impartial and equal justice for everybody. The author discusses a 2001 survey which reveals that 55% of African Americans think that judges are not impartial and fair. The author says that diverse judiciary reduces the notion of bias and the actual chance for bias.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "How to enhance federal judicial compensation," by Roland Paul, "Survey of experienced litigators finds serious cracks in U.S. civil justice system," and the review of Theodore L. Kubicek's book "Adversarial Justice: America's Court System on Trial," by Walter B. Mead in the September-October 2008 issue.

The article focuses on the impartiality of the judicial system in the U.S. in 2012. Topics include efforts to pass constitutional amendments in various states, executive orders from state legislators, and administrative rulings barring certain court practices. Information is provided on the subjugation of the judicial branch in the U.S.