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Law and Contemporary Problems is a quarterly, interdisciplinary publication of Duke Law School which began publication in 1933. Using a symposium format and focusing each issue on a topic of contemporary concern, L&CP publishes articles of value from all disciplines, the study of which contributes to the development of law.

ISSN 0023-9186 (Print)
ISSN 1945-2322 (Online)

Volume 87, Number 1 (2024)
Judges in the 21st Century: Confidence Lost?

Introduction

Bruce A. Green and Leslie C. Levin
Special Editors

Preliminary

Bruce A. Green and Leslie C. Levin

i

Articles

To Legitimacy and Beyond: A Reform Agenda to Restore Public Confidence in the Federal Courts

Charles Gardner Geyh

1

Judges and the Regulatory State: Trends of Resistance and Restraint

Luke P. Norris

29

The Psychology of Persuasive Precedent

Jeffrey J. Rachlinski and Andrew J. Wistrich

53

How the Politics of Federal Judicial Selection Affect Judicial Diversity and What This Means for Public Confidence in Courts

Matthew E. Baker, Christina L. Boyd, Jennifer Hickey, and Adam G. Rutkowski

85

The Role of Accountability in Preserving Judicial Independence: Examining the Ethical Infrastructure of the Federal Judicial Workplace

Susan Fortney

119

Supreme Impropriety? Assessing the Justices' Conduct

Veronica Root Martinez

147

Public Confidence, Judges, and Politics On and Off the Bench

Bruce A. Green and Rebecca Roiphe

183

Mere Words: The Role of Bar Organizations in Maintaining Public Support for the Judiciary

Leslie C. Levin

213

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