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BJI in the News

  • law360

    New Report Rings Alarm On Threats To Judicial Independence

    “It really is tremendously hard on almost anybody when you get the kinds of threats that people are getting now — the language and the specific threats that are made. The impact on the judges, the impact on the judges’ families and loved ones, the impact just on the routines of their life, I think that’s underreported,” said Jeremy Fogel, executive director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute which published the report “Threats to the Independence of the Federal Judiciary,” along with New York University School of Law’s Rule of Law Lab.

  • law.com

    ‘Is This the Day I’m Going to Get Shot At?’ Lawyers Urged to Do More to Protect Judges

    Judge Jeremy Fogel, executive director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute said lawyers have “a direct stake in an independent judiciary and in the rule of law and in public confidence in the system” and can help explain concepts such as judicial independence, checks and balances and the constitutional role of the courts to the public. 

  • Fogel on judiciary threats

    UC Berkeley Law, Berkeley Judicial Institute Executive Director Judge Jeremy Fogel joins Legal Face-Off to discuss the latest on judiciary threats around the country.

  • The Washington Post logo

    Three judges, three scandals and new scrutiny of judicial accountability

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    “When judges act badly, even in their private lives, it reflects badly on everyone else,” said Jeremy Fogel, a retired judge who now leads the Berkeley Judicial Institute, which works to promote an ethical and independent judiciary. “The focus in all three of these cases has to be the larger reputation of the judiciary and not just these three individual people.”

     

  • The “Civility” Problem for Judges

    Judge Jeremey Fogel, executive director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute joins Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick to discuss threats against American judges.

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From the Courtroom to the Concert Stage: Celebrating the musicians among us
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With Prof. Michele Statz, Director of Judicial Wellbeing, BJI

With the help of Hon. Gregg Hirakawa (King County District Court, WA), Hon. Andrew Pate (Alaska Supreme Court), Hon. Randall Warner (Maricopa County Superior Court, AZ), and two members of the Reasonable Doubts, Hon. Sarah Hennessy (Minnesota Supreme Court) and Hon. Mark Ireland (Minnesota Second Judicial District), we’ll be ending our Casework Summer Showcase on a high note! Join us as we talk about balancing legal practice and band practice, musical influences, unusual collaborations, and putting a new spin on “judicial performance.” All judges welcome!

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In this timely webinar, world-renowned meteorologist Dr. Kerry Emanuel will examine the scientific tools commonly used to assess climate risk, focusing on hurricanes. He will explain what the research shows about how climate change may affect hurricane activity, intensity, rainfall, and associated hazards, while also addressing the uncertainties and limitations that remain. Dr. Emanuel will also talk about the science of attribution and its possible implication for court cases.

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