First Page
176
Date Created
7-2020
Publisher
St. Mary's University School of Law
Editor
Robert W. Derner
Last Page
196
Abstract
In an era in which lawyers are increasingly held to a higher standard of “tech competence” in their representation of clients, shouldn’t we similarly require judges to be conversant in relevant technology? Using real world examples of judicial missteps with or refusal to use technology, and drawn from actual cases and judicial disciplinary proceedings, this Article argues that in today’s Digital Age, judicial technological competence is necessary. At a time when courts themselves have proven vulnerable to cyberattacks, and when courts routinely tackle technology related issues like data privacy and the admissibility of digital evidence, Luddite judges are relics that the future—not to mention the present—can ill afford.
Recommended Citation
John G. Browning,
Should Judges Have a Duty of Tech Competence?,
10
St. Mary's J. on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
176
(2020).
Available at:
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/lmej/vol10/iss2/1
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