Law Practice,
Civil Litigation
Apr. 24, 2020
A modest proposal for video trials
Sometimes it takes a crisis to reimagine what might be.
Sidney Kanazawa
Mediator/Arbitrator, Attorney
ARC (Alternative Resolution Centers)
Email: skanazawa@arc4adr.com
USC Gould School of Law
Sometimes it takes a crisis to reimagine what might be.
In 1971, Judge James L. McCrystal of Ohio conducted the first video trial to move the backlog of cases in his court. All of the witnesses were recorded on video. Objections were noted on the video recording. The judge reviewed the objections and ruled on their admissibility. The recordings were then edited to remove objectionable questions, answers, and argument, and the record...
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