Judging Forensics: A Conversation with Federal Judges on Forensic Evidence, Judicial Gatekeeping, and Rule 702

Nancy Gertner, retired U.S. district judge for the District of Massachusetts, and professor of the practice at Harvard Law School, and Jed Rakoff, Senior Judge of Southern District of New York, shared their perspectives on the future of forensic evidence in a conversation moderated by Professor Brandon Garrett. This is a momentous time to discuss forensic experts, as Federal Rule of Evidence 702 was just amended for the first time in over twenty years. Professor Brandon L. Garrett will moderate. This was part of the Judging Forensic Science Conference, sponsored by the Wilson Center for Science and Justice, the Bolch Judicial Institute, and the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Science.