
Washington state’s first chief justice of color wowed a crowd of more than 100 new and aspiring judges in attendance at the NJC and nearly 300 NJC alumni online with an often humorous talk titled “You Don’t Look Like a Judge.” One commenter on Facebook called it “Fabulous and inspirational!”

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This piece originally appeared in the May 5, 2023, issue of The Judges Journal. We will be cour...

April’s Question of the Month asked NJC alumni if they believe candidates in judicial elections should be...

The March Question of the Month asked judges how confident they were in their knowledge of hate-crime laws ...

The latest Question of the Month* asked NJC alumni if they believe state courts should be able to rule on t...