Foreword: Converging Paths: Judges and Scholars --- David F. Levi --- i
Choosing Leadership Judges by State Supreme Court Appointment: Analysis Of A Court Reform --- Robert M. Brutinel --- 1
The Influence of Re-Selection on Independent Decision Making in State Supreme Courts --- Ann A. Scott Timmer --- 27
Black Robes, White Judges: The Lack of Diversity on the Magistrate Judge Bench --- Jennifer L. Thurston --- 63
Communicating Disagreement Behind the Bench: The Importance of Rules and Norms of an Appellate Court --- Renee Cohn Jubelirer --- 103
Designated Hitters, Pinch Hitters, and Bat Boys: Judges Dealing with Judgment and Inexperience, Career Clerks or Term Clerks --- Donald W. Molloy --- 133
Re-Evaluating Competence to Stand Trial ---- David Collins --- 157
Mass Incarceration: The Obstruction of Judges --- Tracie A. Todd --- 191
Note: Children at the Border: Existing Tools for Effective Advocacy --- Mollie Thompson --- 217