Some Thoughts on Engaged Judging.

The article shares insights on engaged judging as a means for improving the ability of the adversary system to deliver justice and resolve issues in non-jury hearings. Topics discussed are trial-setting conference as a vehicle to resolve a domestic relations case, a landlord's complaint to evict a tenant for non-payment of rent, procedure in a probation revocation proceeding, dispute over personal property in divorce trials, and categories of behavior judges engage in active judging.