“Science is not new to the courtroom, but recent advancements, such as the state of our knowledge of DNA, require judges, attorneys, and jurors to apply experts’ theories to case facts, in essence intertwining two diverse disciplines to achieve one goal - justice.” - Nicole L. Waters
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Science for Judges
A series of programs for federal and state judges designed to assist them in handling complex scientific issues. Offered by Brooklyn Law School’s Center for Health, Science and Public Policy, the Federal Judicial Center, the NCSC and the Committee on Science, Technology and Law of the National Academies of Science.
Judicial Seminar on Emerging Issues in Neuroscience
Funded by the Dana Foundation and organized by AAAS’s Scientific Freedom, Responsibility, and Law Program with the Federal Judicial Center and the National Center for State Courts Past Conferences
The Forum for State Appellate Court Judges: The Whole Truth? Experts, Evidence and the Blindfolding of the Jury
The Roscoe Pound Institute
