Steve Leben

Website Update

The old Procedural Fairness for Courts and Judges website is down. A new website has been…
Free Procedural-Fairness Training

Consultant Emily LaGratta is back with her Fairness Challenge, a chance for judges and other court…
Procedural Fairness Resources for the New (or Experienced) Judge

New judges are appointed or elected regularly, and we’d like to give you a jump start…
Revitalizing the Procedural Fairness Blog

I know of no better evidence-based strategy for improving public perception of courts than focusing on…
A Training Opportunity if You Move Quickly!

Deadline: March 10, 2021 Emily LaGratta has partnered with the National Center for State Courts to…
Procedural Justice During a Pandemic

Wow. It seems that the world has changed around us in a heartbeat. The changes are…
Procedural Justice on Appeal

University of Florida law professor Merritt McAlister has just published an article considering the use of…
A New Blogger—and an Overview of Procedural-Fairness Resources

I’m happy to introduce a new judge who will help to bring some new perspectives to…
New Bench Card for Trial Judges

Four national court organizations released a Procedural Fairness Bench card for trial judges today. The bench…
Michigan judge provides clinic on showing compassion to crime victims at sentencing

Michigan trial judge Rosemarie Aquilina is presiding over the sentencing hearing for Lawrence Nassar, the former…