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 The Judges' Journal

The Division's award-winning quarterly publication is one of the nation's foremost judicial journals and the authoritative source on innovations in the justice system. The Judges' Journal is designed to keep members current on issues affecting the courts and promote discussion about the direction of the judicial process. As part of your membership in the Judicial Division, you will enjoy a complimentary subscription to this publication (a $25 value).

 The Judicial Division Record

The Division's quarterly newsletter, the Record informs members about Conference and Division activities, new publications and products, as well as upcoming meetings and programs. The newsletter is free with your JD membership (a $25 value).

 

 

 

 The ABA Journal

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation’s 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. The Journal has a diverse readership—lawyers with various practice areas, judges, law professors and students, people in all areas of the civil and criminal justice systems, legislators, businesspeople and nonlawyers.

 

 Perspectives

Perspectives is the quarterly magazine published by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession. Get a fresh, innovative angle on the issues that are important and relevant to women in the legal profession. The newsletter is free with your ABA membership. E-mail Barbara Leff with your ABA member number to subscribe.

The Judicial Division offers many publications dealing with subjects ranging from litigation cost and delay reduction to courtroom architecture. All publications can be ordered by calling the ABA Service Center at (800) 285-2221, or order online from the ABA Bookstore.

Contact the Judicial Division by e-mail, or call 312.988.5700 for more information.

 At the 2008 Annual Meeting, the House of Delegates approved resolution 110 replacing the JAD Standards Relating the Juror Use and Management with the ABA Principles for Juries and Jury Trials. You may download the Principles with or without commentary through the ABA Commission on the American Jury Project homepage at www.abanet.org/jury. You may also order a hardcopy by calling (800) 285-2221.

The Directory of Minority Judges of the United States, Third Edition

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Product Code: 523003201
Price: $49.95

The Directory of Minority Judges of the United States developed by the ABA Judicial Division Standing Committee on Minorities in the Judiciary is the most comprehensive compendium of all Minority Judges in the United States. It is easy to use, with geographical listings of African-American, Asian/Pacific Island, Hispanic, Native American, and Tribal Court Judges.

Improvement of the Administration of Justice, Seventh Edition

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Product Code: 5230050
Regular Price: $49.95
Judicial Division Member Price: $39.95

The genesis of this publication, now in its seventh edition, can be found in the 1938 Report of the Section of Judicial Administration to the American Bar Association's House of Delegates. The report contained a collection of committee papers that the authors hoped would provide a "comprehensive and practical program for the reform of the procedure of our courts." The first report addressed seven major areas: judicial administration, pre-trial procedure, trial practice, trial by jury and the selection of jurors, evidence, appellate practice, and administrative agencies and tribunals. The new edition begins by reexamining our perceptions about where the courts are headed. The book turns its attention to a series of articles that discuss how courts have gradually evolved from "a collection of courts" to self-governing branches of government capable of administering their own affairs.