About

These blog posts are written by founding participants, staff from the National Center for State Courts, and periodic guest bloggers drawn from the judiciary, court management, and the academy.


Founding participants

Judge Kevin Burke, District Judge in the Hennepin County (Minn.) District Court; Judge Steve Leben, Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals; the National Center for State Courts (with researcher David Rottman as its lead blogging participant); and Professor Tom Tyler, of Yale Law School


Resources

Procedural Fairness has gained traction in courts over the last decade. There has been research conducted on the effectiveness of procedural fairness in practice. As a result, reports have been written, resolutions have been passed, and court staff have been educated.

To learn more about the Procedural Fairness initiative, including theory, research, policing, court implementation and more, visit proceduralfairness.org.

Hear from the experts

Read blog posts from notable voices in the field of Procedural Fairness in the courts.