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Brittany Kauffman CEO Alabama has passed legislation, SB 47 (Act 2012-492), which requires the Alabama Supreme Court to adopt expedited trial procedures for cases in circuit court where the amount in controversy does not exceed $50,000. Although the …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The Supreme Court of New Hampshire entered an order  last week amending the Superior Court Proportional Discovery/Automatic Disclosure Pilot Project Rules to implement the PAD Pilot Rules in all counties beginning March 1, 2013. The …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern The New York Times  has reported that the divorce rate in Spain is 17 percent lower than it was in 2006, when changes to the law simplified divorce proceedings. The Spanish Judicial Council attributes this decrease in …

Marnee Baker Zachary Willis Director of Communications Ben Madison, an  Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Fellow, recently discussed  teaching materials and help available for those who want to try Carnegie methods in a post on the Best Practices for Legal …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In response to anticipated legislative proposals to alter the process for selecting the state’s appellate judges, with the most prominent being the discontinuance of the judicial nominating …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative With Justice Diane Hathaway  resigning in the face of serious ethics charges , some are urging Governor Rick Snyder to  follow a task force's recommendations  in appointing Hathaway's successor on …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In recent weeks, Governor Dannel P. Malloy has made significant strides toward diversifying the state supreme court, nominating the court’s  first Hispanic justice  and  first openly gay justice . …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In his first news conference, new Republican Governor Pat McCrory rescinded the executive order enacted by his predecessor, Democratic Governor Bev Perdue, creating a judicial nominating commission …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Last fall, New York University School of Law made news for reorganizing its third-year offerings to better meet the needs of today's law students. N.Y.U. Law's changes are built around several themes, including a focus …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director IAALS is privileged to benefit from the expertise of a diverse board of advisors that includes judges, practitioners, and others committed to our mission: the continuous improvement of the civil justice system. At the …

Marnee Baker David Thomson , Lawyering Process Professor and Director of the Lawyering Process Program at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, will be the first IAALS Visiting Scholar for the spring semester of 2013. Thomson will be spending …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern The National Center for State Courts and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government recently published a paper, " Keeping Courts Funded: Recommendations on How Courts Can Avoid the Budget Axe ", which   offers a perspective on …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern Denver Law alumni James “Jim” Mulligan (JD '74) and Joan Burleson (JD '85) made a $2.25 million endowment to the University of Denver Sturm College of Law's Mulligan Burleson Chair in Modern Learning, which will ensure …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern iCivics, an organization founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (who also serves as honorary chair of our O'Connor Advisory Committee) dedicated to increasing civic knowledge and participation, has created the jury service …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In most states that elect their judges, vacancies that arise between elections are filled by gubernatorial appointment. Some governors opt to use an advisory panel in making these appointments, as …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative This article originally appeared in the December Connected newsletter by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). As the quality of judges and integrity of the judiciary continue to receive …

Bert Brandenburg Former Executive Director, Justice at Stake When state courts are strained or crippled by budget cuts—and it’s all too familiar a scenario around the country—how can we make the strongest case possible for adequate funding? At the …

Marnee Baker It is Professor Whitney’s belief that “teaching skills and professional identity really is not so much about teaching it but, guiding them as they explore for themselves.” Advanced Advocacy: Legislative Policy , the latest Educating …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director It's hard to believe it's been less than three months since we officially launched IAALS Online . We hope you've been enjoying it as much as we have. We'll be taking a short break for the holidays—IAALS and the …

Melinda Taylor Clerk of Court, Denver Juvenile Court Former Executive Director, Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families How would you feel if you owned a business with your spouse and you decided to divorce? A recent article from The New …