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  • Who We Are
    • About the Institute
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    • NCJI Fellows
      • Current Fellows
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      • Pay Your Member Dues
    • Academic Fellows
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  • What We Do
    • Judges Forum
      • 2023 Judges Forum
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      • Make a Forum Donation
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      • 2023 Symposium
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Outreach to America’s Judiciary and Scholars

Our programs provide opportunities for open dialogue among judges, legal academics, policy makers, and attorneys on issues vital to civil justice. Resulting research is published and utilized throughout the legal community.
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Champions of the Civil Justice System

Our members – called Fellows – advance the work of the Institute by participating in and supporting NCJI's programs. All members of the bar in good standing who support a strong civil justice system are invited to become NCJI Fellows.
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A Proud Legacy

We are a national legal nonprofit created by trial attorneys in 1956 to support the U.S. civil justice system. Our programs and publications provide a balanced view of the role of the civil courts in sustaining American democracy.
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2023 Civil Justice Scholarship Award winners announced.
Prof. John Goldberg and Prof. Ben Zipursky honored for their book; Prof. Diego Zambrano honored for his article.
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FOR JUDGES: 2023 Forum for State Appellate Court Judges
NCJI’s 31st annual Judges Forum, Expert Testimony: Judges, Science, and Trial by Jury, will take place in Philadelphia, PA on July 15, 2023. Judges can express their interest in attending now.
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Pound has renamed!
We are proud to announce that we’ve changed our name to National Civil Justice Institute (NCJI). We are looking forward to an exciting new chapter.
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Join the NCJI Founders’ Circle
This group of NCJI Fellows and supporters have committed themselves to supporting the Institute as it begins its next chapter. Enrollment closes July 31, 2023.
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Who We Are

The National Civil Justice Institute is a national legal think tank that offers an informed, balanced view of issues affecting the U.S. civil justice system. Whether you’re a lawyer, judge, or legal educator, the Institute offers activities and a highly regarded Judges Forum dedicated to ensuring access to civil justice for all citizens. We are a non-profit organization that is sustained by member dues, charitable donations, and grants.
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Judges Forum

NCJI’s annual Forum for State Appellate Court Judges is the plaintiffs’ bar’s most significant outreach to America’s judges. The one-day Forum showcases our unique ability to bring together judges, legal scholars, and practicing attorneys, and provide an opportunity to engage in an open dialogue about major issues affecting civil justice in America.

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2021 Judges Forum – Juries, Voir Dire, Batson, and Beyond: Achieving Fairness in Civil Jury Trials
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Academic Symposium

Periodically, NCJI partners with the nation’s top law schools to sponsor new research to support the civil justice system. The resulting academic papers, published in the cosponsoring school’s Law Review, are distributed broadly and cited in research, briefs, and court decisions.

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Law Reviews
2021 Symposium: The Internet and the Law: Legal Challenges in the New Digital Age
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Howard F. Twiggs Lecture

The annual Howard F. Twiggs Lecture on Legal Professionalism honors the memory of Howard Twiggs, a central figure in NCJI for more than two decades. To continue his work of advocacy, mentoring, and teaching, we bring some of the brightest legal minds to venues across the country to consider today’s most relevant topics in legal ethics.
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NCJI Papers

NCJI’s vigorous publication program, known as the Papers of the National Civil Justice Institute, serves to provide a resource for the legal, academic, and judicial communities, and to contribute to the body of research on the American civil justice system.
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