Judges Get Crash Course in Sciences

By MIKE BAKER, Associated Press Writer, General Science / Other

Judge Albert Diaz examines a tube containing his DNA during the Southeast Regional Science and Technology Boot Camp for judges at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Friday, May 4, 2007. Judges from across the Southeast gathered for a crash course with medical and genetics experts. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

(AP) -- As advanced science plays a larger role in courtrooms across the country, judges who earned degrees in English or the humanities face the daunting task of making informed decisions about some very technical disputes. That's why judges from across the Southeast gathered Friday for a crash course with medical and genetics experts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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