Record #:

42561

Author(s):

Merritt, Mark

Abstract:

The author’s experience as a State Bar officer has taken him across the state and legal profession as it’s represented in North Carolina. From his experience, Merritt notes the changing public perception of the legal profession in North Carolina. From a statewide level, he also notes how population shifts since 2015, emerging technologies, and opioid dependence crisis have impacted the quality and quantity of its legal services. This acknowledgement leads to information about a resource that can change the quality of this impact for lawyers and the public.

Source:

North Carolina State Bar Journal (NoCar KF 200 N67), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Fall 2017 , p6-7

Subject(s):

Public perception of lawyers--North Carolina ; Public perception of judiciary--North Carolina ; Legal system and emerging technologies ; North Carolina--population shifts--impacts ; Opioid dependency and North Carolina Opioid Action Plan ; North Carolina State Bar and Speakers Bureau

Record #:

42562

Author(s):

Coleman, James E., Jr. ; Weiss, David C.

Abstract:

The authors ascertain that race can play a considerable role in the quality of jury selection, and in the process, the legal profession overall. Through examining illustrations of research studies, as landmark cases and legislation, and the Batson framework’s three step analysis, Coleman and Weiss assert its powerful potential for litigants, the community, and jurors who are wrongfully excluded from participating in the judicial process.

Source:

North Carolina State Bar Journal (NoCar KF 200 N67), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Fall 2017 , p13-17

Subject(s):

Race and jury selection ; Potential jurors and race ; Jury selection--race--impact on jurors ; Jury selection--race--impact on litigants ; Court cases--jury selection--race--North Carolina ; Batson framework--race--jury selection

Record #:

42563

Author(s):

Buchan, Jon

Abstract:

A series of articles based on lawyers’ reflections of books that had a personal impact continues with Buchan’s reflection on Richard Kluger’s Simple Justice. In his analysis, he discussed the quality of the text’s writing and information, as it collectively changed his perception about the role that blacks played in the mentioned watershed Civil Rights cases. His analysis included representatives of the court system of that time period such as Thurgood Marshall.

Source:

North Carolina State Bar Journal (NoCar KF 200 N67), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Fall 2017 , p18-19

Subject(s):

Brown v Board of Education ; Justice system--United States Supreme Court--Jim Crow era; Justice system--United States Supreme Court--Thurgood Marshall ; Federal district judges--United States--Waties Waring ; Litigators--Civil Rights cases--1930s--Charles Houston; Justices--United States Supreme Court--John J. Parker