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1. Bill Would Give Governor More Judicial Nominees to Choose From

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   Arizona’s house of representatives passed a bill that would increase from three to five the minimum number of candidates a nominating commission sends to the governor for each judicial vacancy. The constitution calls for the commission to submit at least three nominees to the gover... MORE

2. Supreme Court Adopts Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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   On April 29, 2015, the United States Supreme Court 

3. New Journal: Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation

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   The newly minted Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation launches this Fall. The SJCL will cover topics like aggregate litigation, rules of civil procedure, mass torts, jurisdictional disputes, complex litigation reform, actions by private attorneys general, and transnational litigation. See the

4. Missouri's Judicial Selection Reform Supporters Drop Campaign

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   Supporters of Amendment 3, which would alter the composition of the appellate judicial commission and require the commission to identify 4 (rather then 3) nominees for each vacancy, announced that they will no... MORE

5. Nixon names judge with St. Louis ties to Missouri Supreme Court

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   Governor Nixon selected George Draper III from three nominees submitted to him by the appellate judicial commission to fill a vacancy on the supreme court. Draper will be the second African-American to serve on the court. He will stand for retention in 2014.

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6. Missouri: Changes to the composition of the appellate judicial commission on ballot

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   In November, voters will decide whether to make changes to the composition of the appellate judicial commission, which screens and nominates potential appointees for the supreme court and court of appeals. The changes include re... MORE

7. ABA Task Force Seeks Public Input on State of Legal Education

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   In August, the American Bar Association formed the Task Force on the Future of Legal Education to analyze the challenges facing law schools. The Task Force is now seeking comments about the goals law schools should adopt; student demographics; how schools should be financed and accredited; and the ways in whic... MORE

8. Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation in England and Wales Calls for Change

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   The reform of lawyer and legal services regulation is a topic of growing interest in states across America, and a new report out of England and... MORE

9. Georgia: Deal gets short list for next state Supreme Court justice

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   From thirty-one applicants for an upcoming supreme court vacancy, the judicial nominating commission submitted the names of seven candidates for possible appointment to Governor Deal.

10. New York Nominating Commission Recommends Diverse Candidates for High Court Vacancy

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    According to a system established in 1977 by constitutional amendment, the governor appoints judges to the New York Court of Appeals—the state's highest court—from names submitted by the Commission on Judicial Nomination. The Commission recently began the process of ... MORE