A government report questioning the validity of many kinds of forensic evidence rattled the judiciary when it was released in September. The report called into question several forensic practices, such a...

Retired judge Lee Sinclair describes one of his days in the Court of Common Pleas in Canton, Ohio, this way: It’s four o’clock, and I have three hearings still waiting. We are two hours behind schedule....

If you were to close your eyes and envision a courtroom, chances are you’d conjure the stereotypical image of a bench, a judge in a robe, the juror’s box. A peacemaking court looks very different. For e...