Articles on Bench and Bar

Justice Stevens: The Great Contrarian By Justice Michael B. Hyman Bench and Bar, November 2019 Justice Stevens’s extreme number of concurrences and dissents has left a robust trail that attests to his determination to be his own person.
Evidence advocacy—the judge’s perspective By Warren D. Wolfson Bench and Bar, November 2002 When a trial lawyer becomes a trial judge, the earth moves.
Recent judicial appointments and retirements Bench and Bar, November 2002 (1) The Supreme Court has accepted the resignations of the following judges:
Breaking impasses in settlement conferences: five techniques for resolution. Bench and Bar, July 2001 Although my settlement conferences are always begun as a facilitative mediation, I am not reluctant to suggest a single settlement number when an impasse arises and both parties desire my input.
Case summaries Bench and Bar, July 2001 The trial court took under advisement cross motions for summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action in a dispute over a contract to lease real estate with an option to purchase.
Legislature receives report of chief justice Bench and Bar, March 2000 Editor's note: Pursuant to section 17, article VI, of the 1970 Illinois Constitution, Chief Justice Moses W. Harrison II, on behalf of the supreme court, recently submitted to the General Assembly an annual report suggesting improvements in the administration of justice

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