Great Educational Moments (GEMS) - The Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal

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Moving to A New Court Facility

By Brian Quinn

Leadership – Ted Lasso Style

By Stephen Benesh

The Judge Goes to the Legislature

By CJ Darlene Byrne; CJ Dori Contreras; CJ Rebeca Martinez; and CJ Brian Quinn

Is the Constitution a Mechanism for Change/ Keep Moving

By Judge Patricia Blackmon, Retired, Chief Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals

Sentencing by Ambush – An Insider’s Perspective on Plea Bargaining Reform

By Michael P. Donnelly

Truth or Consequences: Making the Case for Transparency and Reform in the Plea Negotiation Process

By Michael P. Donnelly

What Trial Judges Would Like To See from Appellate Decisions, a/k/a Remember We Lost Sleep Over The Decision You Are About To Reverse

By Paul A. Felix

Situational Leadership and Rapid Decision Making

By Kathy S. Mills

Underappreciation of State Constitutional Law Has Hurt State and Federal Law and Has Undermined the Appropriate Balance Between State and Federal Courts in Protecting Individual Liberty

By Jeffrey S. Sutton

The Justice Who Changed His Mind

By Thomas Healy

Law and Literature as Pertains to Judges Over Time

By Charles Geyh

Lessons of Leadership and Team Building

By Chuck Rosenberg

Fixing The Broken System of Assessing Criminal Appeals

By Andrew S. Pollis

What Lawyers Expect at Oral Argument

By Brian Paul

Educational Neuroscience and Judging

By Steven Friedland