IAALS ended the month of October with an engaging and invigorating board meeting. We left that gathering on a high note and, as we enter into this month of gratitude, I am reminded of just how appreciative I am of all of our partners, both past and present. I view everyone who is involved in IAALS’ work and aligned with our mission as a partner—from our board of advisors, University of Denver partners, funders, project partners and fellow system reformers to those with varying voices and opinions—and all are essential for achieving meaningful change.
Convening and partnership are at the heart of how IAALS works, and I am proud to continue to nurture that legacy. I have had the pleasure of spending time this fall connecting and reconnecting with so many. That connection and collaboration is essential to the type of transformational system-wide change that is needed to improve our justice system, and I am grateful for everyone who is working to achieve justice for all.
Brittany Kauffman, CEO
November 2022
The nomination window for the 2023 Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award, which recognizes innovators who have made significant impacts early in their legal careers toward making the American legal system work better for everyone, is open through December 1.
The award is designed to encourage and showcase innovators, risk takers, visionaries, and emerging leaders who bring a different perspective and a reform-minded approach to the improvement of our legal system. Candidates should be early in their legal careers to be eligible, roughly the first 15 years.
IAALS will review the nominations and select the recipient, which will be presented at our Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner in April. Nominations can be made here.
In 2022, Judges Are On, Around, and Behind the Ballot: This November, thousands of judges across 38 states find themselves on the ballot, and there is reason to believe that this year judicial races will capture more voter attention than usual.
IAALS Panel Discusses Bridging the Gap between Courts and People: In October, IAALS co-hosted the eighth session of the Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, which dove into the innovative and creative changes judges have applied to make courts more accessible.
Be sure to read all of the news from IAALS on our blog.
October 4: “Nominations Open for the Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award” on the Legal Hackers Blog
October 5: “Using Technology to Address Access to Courts and Justice” on Lawyers Mutual October 5: “Unbundled Legal Services in the New Normal” on the beSpacific Blog
October 11: “Innovating Court: How Judges Across the Country Are Using Tech to Increase Access to Justice” in Law Week Colorado
October 11: “IAALS Launches New Report and Online Resource Center for Unbundled Legal Services, Offering New Tools that Lead to Access to Justice” on State Justice Institute
October 17:“Voters, the ball is in your court: How do you judge a judge?” on the CPR News blog
October 20:“There are three steps voters should take when voting for judges in this election” in Colorado News
October 25:“Jennifer Yim: Utah voters have a say in who is a judge” in The Salt Lake Tribune
October 25:“The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission gives voters the necessary information about their judges.” in Utah News
