Judicial Performance Evaluation 2.0

This report presents updated recommendations that should guide the future of judicial performance evaluation (JPE) in the United States. The recommendations are the culmination of extensive research, collaboration with JPE administrators and judges…

This report details survey findings from judges across eight states, revealing their perspectives on judicial performance evaluation (JPE) processes in their states today, what is working well, and challenges with their programs.

IAALS has a deep and abiding interest in protecting the quality and integrity of the judiciary. With the assistance of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and based upon IAALS’ independent research and compilation of existing research, IAALS and Justice O…

This study assesses whether, as some claim, there is empirical evidence that women and minority judges are evaluated less favorably than their Caucasian male colleagues. We consider whether these differences are the result of implicit biases, and we…

Recognizing that appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation programs have largely been patterned after programs for trial judges, IAALS offers recommendations and tools for evaluating the performance of appellate judges that are tailored to those…

This publication offers a menu of recommended practices and tools for designing and implementing a judicial performance evaluation program that fosters legitimacy in the eyes of the public and the judges.

In collaboration with a political and communications consultant, IAALS identified a range of strategies for communicating Judicial Performance Evaluation results to voters, including coalition building, messaging platforms, and social media.