“The Multi-Door Courthouse of the Future”
The Courthouse of the future will have multiple doors and many methods of dispute resolution available behind those doors. In fact…
Category: Court Administration
Maryland Needs Short Summary and Expedited Civil Jury Trials Now
As I pointed out in my last column, lots of drama and some comedy continue to act out on our…
The Legacy of Judge Speaker John Hanson Briscoe
On January 1, 2014, the former Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Judge of the Seventh…
MARYLAND OR DELAWARE BEST FOR BUSINESS LITIGATION
In the October 9, 2013 edition of the Daily Record, The Editorial Advisory Board of this newspaper editorialized that “the…
Remembering a Kind Man and The Mark Of Excellence Left On His Life’s Work
A few weeks ago, John Casteen III, the President of the University of Virginia, (Total Disclosure –My Alma Mater) addressed…
Remembering the Vision of Chief Judge Robert F. Sweeney
The month of June 2010 brings with it for many of us events that will create a lasting memory and…
Judicial Performance Evaluations Needed in Maryland
The link between the lack of progress toward abolishing contested judicial elections of circuit court judges and the failure of…
Judicial Hierarchy Must Adapt to Flattened World
Columnist and author, Thomas L. Friedman explains what he means when he says that “the world has been flattened” by…
Justice in a 21st Century Flattened World
“The World Is Flat” announced columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman in his book of the same name described on…
Problem Solving Courts By Choice or Challenge
The debate over whether the mission of the Judicial Branch of the Government should be enhanced to include a “problem-…