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1. District of Oregon's Local Rules Amendments Incorporate Model Patent Order, Employment Protocols

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   On Monday, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon directed that local rule amendments that had previously been proposed and submitted for public comment take effect March 1, 2013. The amendments,... MORE

2. Governor Scott Actively Exercises Prerogative to Shape Florida's Nominating Commissions

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   Florida is one of eight states with a commission-based judicial appointment process wherein the governor appoints all members of the nominating commissions. In Florida, as in Arizona, Delaware, and Utah, some of the governor's appointees come from candidate lists submitted by the state bar association.

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3. Standing Committee Agenda Suggests Additional Federal Pilot Projects on the Horizon

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   This week, January 8-9, 2015, the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure will meet in Phoenix, Arizona. The

4. New Developments in Regulatory Reform Efforts

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   The movement to significantly reform the regulation of legal services and open the market for better delivery of legal services has just expanded to another western state—Arizona—and, for the first time, expanded beyond the West with the launching of a new task force in a joint effort by the Chi... MORE

5. Indiana: 2 men, 1 woman named as Supreme Court finalists

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   The state judicial nominating commission submitted the names of two men and one woman to the governor for the vacancy created by Chief Justice Randall Shepard's March retirement. The governor has 60 days to appoint one of the three nominees. Indiana is currently one of three states with no women on its supreme court.

6. Diversity in New York Appellate Courts

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   Governor Cuomo’s first appointments to the state’s appellate courts reflect an emphasis on diversity. Of the seven appointments, one judge is Asian, two are black, and one is openly gay. There is diversity in their professional backgrounds as well. The governor appoints judges to the appellate division from nominees submitted by a screening panel.

7. Tennessee: Senate Approves Judge Appointment Proposal Much Like Governor's Preference

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   The senate passed a bill that would make the Tennessee Plan—which calls for merit selection, retention elections, and performance evaluation of appellate judges—constitutional. If the measure is approved by the house, it must then be approved by a two-thirds vote in the next legislative session before being submitted to the voters in 2014.

8. Texas Supreme Court Issues New Rules, Makes Expedited Actions Mandatory

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   The Texas Supreme Court has issued its long-awaited rules for expedited actions this week, making the process mandatory in cases of $100,000 or less. The rules are being adopted as a result of Texas legislatio... MORE

9. Arizona: Proposition 115 would give governor more say on judicial appointments

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   A November ballot measure known as Proposition 115 would make two fairly substantial changes to the judicial nominating process, by requiring the commission to submit eight names (rather than at least three) to the governor for ... MORE

10. Gov. Christie Nominates Two for Supreme Court

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    Governor Chris Christie submitted nominees for two New Jersey supreme court vacancies to the senate. One of the nominees is a sitting superior court judge and, if confirmed, would be the first Asian American justice on the court; the other nominee is the director of the board of public utilities. In Christie’s ... MORE