Navigation Along with the rest of America, the Judiciary confronted significant challenges in 2020, led by the need to meet its constitutional obligations amid a deadly global pandemic. Federal courts learned to keep operations going, despite restricted access to courthouses, with a quickly evolving reliance on technology and the resilience of a 30,000-strong workforce, according to […]
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Judiciary Seeks New Judgeships, Reaffirms Need for Enhanced Security
The Judicial Conference of the United States, the Judiciary’s policy-making body, today addressed two of its most pressing issues – a proposal to add 79 new judgeships for courts across the country and initiatives to improve both personal and courthouse security.
Program on VMI Case Recalls Ginsburg’s Crusade for Gender Equality
A recent program honoring the 25th anniversary of a landmark case allowing women to enroll in the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) also celebrated a broader theme: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s decades-long effort to remove gender bias from state and federal laws.
Smoke Tests Protect Courtroom Air From COVID-19
Even as vaccines begin to protect the public from the coronavirus (COVID-19), one of the Judiciary’s biggest priorities is ensuring that the air inside courtrooms and hallways remains safe as courts schedule more in-person legal proceedings. A new U.S. Courts video highlights a simple technique used to protect court users: a smoke test, which […]
Leon DeKalb: U.S. Probation’s First Black Officer
Leon Elmer DeKalb made history nearly 80 years ago when he became the first African American probation officer in the federal court system.