
Advocating Independence and Integrity in American Justice
The American Judicature Society is an independent, non-partisan membership organization working nationally to protect the integrity of the American justice system. AJS’s diverse and broadly based membership — including judges, lawyers, and members of the public promotes fair and impartial courts through research, publications, education, and advocacy for judicial reform. The work of AJS focuses primarily on judicial diversity, judicial ethics, judicial selection, access to justice, criminal justice reform, and the jury system.


Prominent Attorneys and Judges Join AJS National State Advisory Council
A growing number of prominent attorneys and judges from around the country are volunteering their time and talents to serve on the new AJS National State Advisory Council (the "NSAC"). The members of the NSAC function as AJS's "eyes and ears" as we monitor current...

ABA and Brennan Center Release New Manual on Judicial Diversity
On August 7, 2017, the American Bar Association Judicial Division and the Brennan Center for Justice released a new manual that provides guidance on how courts can increase diversity among federal magistrate and bankruptcy judges. Authored by Kate Berry (with forward...

Judicature Publishes Timely Article Entitled “The State of the Judiciary”
The Autumn 2017 issue of Judicature, published by the Duke Law Center for Judicial studies, includes a timely article entitled "The State of the Judiciary." In the article, a panel of Duke law faculty and alumni judges, joined by Duke Law School Dean David F. Levi,...

The NCSC’s Center for Judicial Ethics Has Updated Resources on Social Media and Judicial Ethics
In July 2017, Cynthia Gray, Director of the NCSC Center for Judicial Ethics updated the research resource entitled "Social Media and Judicial Ethics." The resource contains the following information : Citations to judicial ethics advisory opinions on social media...
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