William (Bill) Raftery

Bill Raftery is the editor of Gavel to Gavel, a two-time ABA Journal top 100 law blog, that shares weekly reviews of legislation in all fifty states affecting the courts and judiciary. It’s a huge task, with copious amounts of legislation and legislative activity to sort through every day, yet Bill and his team find and report trends related to the courts across the country. Bill’s efforts match strong information management with technical skill and improve access to an otherwise obscure area of the administration of justice. His current work includes research on legislative-judicial relations, judicial selection, judicial conduct, and court security.