An Uncommon Dialogue: What Do We Want in Our Judges & How Do We Get There

March 27, 2013 to March 29, 2013

IAALS, in collaboration with the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies and the Aspen Institute Justice & Society Program, sponsored “An Uncommon Dialogue” about judicial selection. The Dialogue brought together thirty legal experts with diverse backgrounds as well as political ideologies to share perspectives on essential attributes for judges and how to put judges with those attributes on the bench.

An Uncommon Dialogue: What Do We Want in Our Judges & How Do We Get There?

In March 2013, IAALS sponsored “An Uncommon Dialogue” about judicial selection. IAALS convened a diverse group of thirty legal experts for two days to share perspectives on essential attributes for judges and how to put judges with those attributes on the bench. This report describes the outcomes from that convening.