Climate Judiciary Project

These cases are coming to our front door. The science is evolving, and we must ensure we have a baseline of knowledge so we’re prepared to handle the challenges these cases will present.

I’m really energized by the program.... I think it’s going to be essential. There’s a lot of information coming at us, the judiciary, that we need to understand... to be able to deal with these issues effectively.

[Judges] need to have the scientific background to understand the science, to know what resources to look for,... to know what questions to ask people.... We have a legal need to be gatekeepers about good and bad science.

[The program] has caused me to think more about climate litigation, both in terms of the breadth of the cases that are going to be affected and the types of issues that are going to come up.

This program prepared me to be a thoughtful and informed jurist. I feel confident that I can fairly, impartially and intelligently approach this complicated subject matter when it presents in my courtroom.