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Temper In The Court: A Forum On Judicial Civility, Norman Greene, Robert Tembeckjian, Ellen Carni, Ron Kuby
Temper In The Court: A Forum On Judicial Civility, Norman Greene, Robert Tembeckjian, Ellen Carni, Ron Kuby
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Transcript of a panel discussion concerning the need for judges to be more civil to litigants. What is the floor below which judicial intemperance is not acceptable and the ceiling, that is, what judges should aspire to.
A Perspecive On "Temper In The Court: A Forum On Judicial Civility", Norman L. Greene
A Perspecive On "Temper In The Court: A Forum On Judicial Civility", Norman L. Greene
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Essay focuses on the issue of judicial civility, which is not about the merits of any particular decision or an improvement in decision-making, but an aim to improve the tone of justice in the courts. Despite the fact that the Code of Judicial Conduct mandates temperance as part of a judge's job, abusive judge behavior has become too common.