Come to Order

This is the final episode of our four-part series on human trafficking and what judges need to know and what they can do to help address this issue in their communities. This episode focuses on how the trucking industry is fighting human trafficking and how that may impact how cases end up before a judge. Guests include: Jake Elovirta, the Director of Enforcement Programs for the Commercial Vehicl...

This episode continues our series on human trafficking and what judges need to know and what they can do to help address this issue in their communities. It explores how biases may prevent judges from recognizing human trafficking in their courtrooms.  The first guest is Joseph A. Vitriol, an assistant professor at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. He holds a Ph. D. in social-personality and poli...

This is the second episode in a series designed to help judges understand human trafficking. This episode focuses on the often complex systems behind human trafficking and help explain some of the challenges in adjudicating these cases.  Guests include: Dr. Jeanne Allert, the founder and director of the Institute for Shelter Care, a national initiative to address gaps in service and quality for vi...

This episode is the first in a four-part series on human trafficking and what judges need to know to address this issue in their courts and communities. All episodes in the series were recorded during a judicial human trafficking leadership workshop held at The National Judicial College. This first episode focuses on the definition of human trafficking and when and where judges are likely to encou...

In this fourth and final episode on autonomous vehicles, Judges Fowler and Williams-Byers analyze the probable cause and privacy issues that arise with autonomous vehicles.  How are level one and two autonomous vehicles hindering basic traffic stops today and what happens if police stop a fully autonomous vehicle with no driver? Judges, listen to find out!

In the third episode in our series on autonomous vehicles, Judge Fowler and Judge Williams-Byers analyze how advancements in vehicle technology could impact impaired driving cases. When do drivers have actual physical control over autonomous vehicles and what impact will a law's use of the word operating versus driving impact a case? Tune in to find out! 

This episode of Come to Order continues the discussion on autonomous vehicles, focusing on level 4 and level 5 vehicles. The judges discuss the future of passenger vehicles at this level as well as commercial level 4 vehicles that are on the road today. 

The first of a four-part series on autonomous vehicles, this episode introduces judges to levels 0-2 vehicles in the autonomous vehicle taxonomy and discusses emerging legal issues starting to appear in courtrooms. Level 1 and Level 2 (which includes Tesla cars and trucks) are prevalent on the roads across the country today. Judicial Ambassadors Judge Thomas Fowler from Arkansas and Judge Gayle Wi...