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Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic
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A ‘front row seat’ into day-to-day litigator life
June 7, 2024
"I spent Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout the semester working in Judge Saylor’s chambers at the federal courthouse in the Seaport, getting a (literal) front-row seat to the proceedings in federal district court," writes Ned Bless '25.
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Learning firsthand from ‘a phenomenal judge and mentor’
January 23, 2024
"Judge Saris is a phenomenal judge and mentor, and without the Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic, I doubt I would have had this experience."
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The cumulative impact of the community courts
June 16, 2023
Caroline Gillette '24 reflects on her semester at the Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court through the Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic.
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"More than the subject matter of the Clinic's jurisdiction, however, I think it was the personal aspects that most discernibly impacted me," writes Billy Goulston '23.
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"I came to realize that so many of the judges I came across this semester, whether in Superior Court or in the classroom, sought to make their courtrooms a better, fairer place."
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What kind of lawyer do I want to be?
May 3, 2022
By Hugh Verrier, J.D. ’22 As I finish up my third year of law school, I find myself reflecting on the lessons of my legal…
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By Joan Steffen, J.D. ’22 I chose Harvard Law School primarily for its breadth of clinical programs. Looking back as a graduating student who maxed…
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Hon. John Cratsley Awarded with MBA Professor Frank E.A. Sander Award in Dispute Resolution
October 18, 2021
On Thursday, October 21, Hon. John Cratsley (Ret.) is being awarded with the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Professor Frank E.A. Sander Award in Dispute Resolution. Cratsley…
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Assisting Trial Courts in Transition
May 19, 2021
by Madeline Kane J.D. ’21 Residents of a sober house face immediate eviction over fire code violations. A retail store and landlord are deadlocked over…
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Clinical Students Set a New Record of Over 1900 Hours of Legal Research and Writing for Massachusetts Trial Judges
July 31, 2019
By: Honorable John Cratsley (Ret.), Director of the Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic and Class Over the 2019 Spring semester, 20 students in the…
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Visiting MCI Concord
May 2, 2019
By: Liz Archer, JD ’20 Students in the Spring 2019 Judicial Process in Trial Court Clinic. Credit: Jean Lee JD ’19 On April 22, students…
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First Impressions: Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic
March 25, 2019
Source: iStock By: Judge John C. Cratsley (Ret.) The 2019 Spring Term Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic involves twenty students in placements with federal…
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By Hon. John C. Cratsley (Ret.)—Whether gaining insight into judicial reasoning, learning lessons for future practice, or observing justice issues in real time, every student in this clinic is broadening their understanding of the judicial process in trial courts.
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A Litigator’s Dream
January 26, 2018
By James Tsouvalas, J.D. ’18—I always wanted to be a litigator. Growing up, I did not know the job by that name—I had no lawyers in my family—but the idea of fighting for the rights of people who needed help resonated with me.
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Kate Devlin Joyce and retired judge John Cratsley, who direct the judicial externship clinics and classes at Boston College and Harvard Law Schools, recently presented their innovative poster at the 40th Annual Conference on Clinical Legal Education in Denver.
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Students contribute over 1500 hours of legal research and writing to local state and federal judges
May 18, 2017
By Hon. John C. Cratsley (Ret.)—The 23 students in this Spring Semester’s Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic contributed over 1500 hours of legal research and writing to local state and federal judges. This exceeded by hundreds of hours the assistance provided by clinic students in prior years.
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By Takaaki Ishii LL.M '17—This program began in 1994 with the mission of teaching probationers to be positive and attentive parents to their sons and daughters.
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Reflection on a visit to the prison
April 18, 2017
By John Zhou, LL.M. '17—“Woof, Woof… ” A black Labrador barked desperately to give out alarm that someone was knocking at the door. She ran back and forth, gently rubbing the thigh of her human friend, until the man slowly approached the door and opened it.