Boston Bar Association Virtual Hearing Guides for Lawyers and Self-represented litigants
BMC/District
- A Guide to Virtual Hearings at the Boston Municipal Court and District Courts for Practitioners
- A Guide to Virtual Hearings for Self Represented Litigants in Boston Municipal Court and District Court
Housing
- A Guide to Virtual Hearings For Practitioners in the Housing Court
- A Guide to Virtual Hearings for Self Represented Litigants in the Housing Court
Probate
- A Guide to Virtual Hearings for Practitioners in Probate Matters
- A Guide to Virtual Hearings for Self Represented Litigants in Probate Matters
Family Law
- A Guide to Virtual Hearings for Family Law Practitioners
- A Guide to Virtual Hearings for Self Represented Litigants in Family Law Matters
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE: What is the judge’s role as a gatekeeper?
As evidentiary gatekeepers, judges must be able to anticipate and prepare to rule on admission of new areas of scientific evidence. In addition, some previously admitted types of evidence have now been discredited by the scientific community.
However, judges do not need to become scientists in order to make appropriate evidentiary decisions about scientific evidence. Rather, they need to have a detailed understanding of their role in admitting scientific evidence. To achieve this, The National Judicial College and the Justice Speakers Institute, LLC have created a new online resource, Science Bench Book for Judges, to assist judges in making their rulings.
FJI is pleased to make the Science Bench Book for Judges (2019) available here.