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Public trust puts judges perpetually on trial. Judges must make sure that what occurs in the courtroom is fair, transparent, and impartial. But that is only half the equation. The [...]

For example, male attorneys are likely to consider a female attorney who shouts at a witness as overly aggressive, while viewing a male attorney who does the same thing as a passionate advocate. This article provides an overview of implicit bias to acquaint judges and lawyers with the phenomenon, and then offer proactive steps to counter, minimize, and neutralize its potential to harm. Regardless of what you envisioned, the images that popped into your head were the result of implicit bias, reinforced by repeated social interactions, which caused your brain to fill in details the story never gave you. It comes from "stereotypical associations so subtle that people who hold them might not even be aware of them."[3] Examples abound: Connecting Black people to violent crime or men to corporate leadership, deeming female lawyers as less aggressive than male lawyers, or crediting Asians as good at math. [Extracted from the article]

Blame Chief Justice John Marshall. Ever since Marbury v. Madison, (1) the judiciary's independence has been a matter of controversy and anxiety. The more heated the controversy, the more anxious [...]

The article discusses implicit attitudes and stereotypes in justice system including judges, attorneys, and junior lawyers in the U.S. towards minority groups based on skin color, gender, age, religion, and ethnicity. It also reflects on the concept of implicit bias studied by researchers by using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) which measures individuals' reaction times to various concepts such as old or young. It also discusses implicit bias in prosecutorial decision-making.