Chief Justice Advocates ‘Speedy’ Justice In Year-End Report

In his final remarks on 2015, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts urged federal judges to stop the “gamesmanship and procedural posturing” by lawyers that unnecessarily drags out litigation. “We must engineer a change in our legal culture that places a premium on the public’s interest in speedy, fair and efficient justice,” Roberts wrote, praising new federal rules on civil procedure that require lawyers and judges to cooperate in resolving lawsuits more quickly. “We should not miss the opportunity to help ensure that federal court litigation does not degenerate into wasteful clashes over matters that have little to do with achieving a result,” he wrote.