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Mark Staines IAALS Intern A recent study by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is shedding new light on the demographics of state judiciaries across the country. The Gavel Gap  project collected data based on the race, ethnicity, …

Christine Todd Whitman Former Governor of New Jersey, 1994–2001 One of the reasons that the American experiment succeeded was the genius of our Founding Fathers in establishing a three-part system of government with an independent judiciary. The concept …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications Zachary Willis Director of Communications New IAALS Report Highlights Themes and Recommendations to Reshape the Divorce and Separation Process Today, IAALS released a new report that finds family law …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Fern Fisher of the New York City Courts recently addressed the Colorado Supreme Court Advisory Committee and its Limited License Legal Technician (LLLTs) …

Deanell Reece Tacha Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean and Professor of Law, Pepperdine School of Law IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our …

Caitlin Anderson Former Legal Assistant The Journal of Experiential Learning at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (an ETL Consortium school) is looking for papers for the Fall/Winter 2016 volume. The topic is “Loosening the Walls of the Legal …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Lawyers reach out to me from time to time to give me a dose of reality. Recently, a trial lawyer spoke to me of a few cases that had gone awry—and are examples of larger issues that plague our civil …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative This November, five of the seven justices on the Kansas Supreme Court are standing for retention, and many court watchers in Kansas and around the country are anticipating a no-holds-barred election …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications Zachary Willis Director of Communications "Cases Without Counsel: Experiences of Self-Representation in U.S. Family Court" Presents Panoramic View The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications Zachary Willis Director of Communications The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) is proud to announce Joanne C. Slotnik, Former Executive Director of the Utah Judicial …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern Changes to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure are on the horizon. Scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016, the amendments “will affect the maximum permitted length of briefs, the time available for responding to …

Gary Toohey Director of Communications, The Missouri Bar Dale C. Doerhoff Cook, Vetter, Doerhoff & Landwehr, P.C. IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation A recent Wall Street Journal article details how one of America’s foremost jurists has declared war on legal jargon . Judge Richard Posner, who sits on of the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The  federal rule amendments  that went into effect on December 1, 2015, represent the culmination of years of effort dedicated to improving our civil justice system in the federal courts. While we recognize it took much hard work to …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern The April edition of Court Manager —the monthly publication of the National Association for Court Management (NACM)—featured an article by Brittany Kauffman, Director of IAALS’ Rule One …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern On Saturday, May 21, IAALS Executive Director and former Colorado Supreme Court Justice  Rebecca Love Kourlis delivered the commencement address to the 2016 graduates of the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver. …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The National Center for Access to Justice at Cardozo Law School recently released the Justice Index 2016 —an updated version of the 2014 Index. The Justice Index compiles data from state justice …

Keith Lee Attorney, Hamer Law Group IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our accomplishments and national impact — and look to the future ahead. …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The use of social media by jurors is a growing problem. In response, California passed a state law in 2011 making violations punishable by contempt. Since then, such misconduct has only increased as jurors become even more …

Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Despite efforts by courts, communities, and bar associations around the country, there remains a serious need for tools that provide self-represented litigants with easy access to the …