DRI Judicial Task Force

REPORT

Without Fear or Favor — A New Decade of Challenges to Judicial Independence and Accountability (PDF) [ePub] [Mobile]

OVERVIEW

The DRI Judicial Task Force was formed in June 2005 to examine issues and problems facing American judges and to determine where DRI might have a role in addressing these matters. Its purpose was spelled out in its Mission Statement: “to research and identify issues in the states that threaten to disrupts the independence of the judiciary. Information gleaned from such research will be used to create a standardized plan that may be utilized by DRI and/or the SLDO’s in addressing particular areas of judicial crisis.”