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Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern Addressing efforts to oust Justice David Wiggins from his seat on Iowa's high court because of an unpopular decision, the  O'Connor Advisory Committee Chair, Justice Ruth V. McGregor , has written an op-ed about how special …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative An ad sponsored by the Washington, D.C.-based  Judicial Crisis Network criticizes a supreme court candidate  for volunteering to provide free legal representation to individuals suspected of …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern Professor David Thomson from The University of Denver Sturm College of Law has provided a thorough breakdown of the first  Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Conference on his blog, Law School 2.0. Professor Thomson, one of ETL's …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The ACLU of Indiana filed a  constitutional challenge to the process for electing superior court judges  in Marion County. Under a system that may be unique, voters in each of the major party …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Four justices who served with former chief justice Roy Moore are among 10  current and former justices of both parties who have endorsed his opponent  in Moore’s bid to be chief justice again. He was …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Data collected by the judicial selection commission indicates that  interest in applying for a state court judgeship has declined  over the years. The most striking example of this is that, while 24 …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Although fundraising has not reached the levels seen in several other states, a  race for the supreme court has turned ugly . In 2004, challenger Will T. Scott defeated incumbent justice Janet …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Responding to the Oklahoma Civil Justice Council’s rating of justices standing for retention based on their decisions in civil liability cases, a group known as “Yes for Fair and Impartial Judges”  …

Brittany Kauffman CEO In a promised follow-up to his prior blog post on IAALS’ Third Civil Justice Reform Summit, Professor Jordan Singer of New England Law│Boston discusses the new set of civil rules in Utah , which were implemented a year ago today. As …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern What began two years ago, with a group's successful ousting of three Iowa Supreme Court Justices who ruled in favor of allowing same-sex marriage, has escalated into a movement to rid state courts of justices who have …

Wes Reber Porter Associate Professor of Law and Director of Litigation Center, Golden Gate University School of Law As a law professor, catching up with classes, scholarship, and other work after a conference is always challenging. Last month, I returned …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern On November 6th, Arizona citizens will be voting on Proposition 115, which aims to modify Arizona's merit selection system by giving the governor more power over the judicial nomination process. Justice  Ruth V. McGregor …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications According to the Des Moines Register , experts predict that more than $400,000 will be spent in Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins’ retention election . In 2010, supporters and opponents of three justices' …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Recognizing that there is widespread concern that the civil justice system is too complex, costs too much, and takes too long, a new report provides recommendations for designing short, summary, and expedited (“SSE”) …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Justice John Pelander has taken the unusual step of  forming a campaign committee to support his retention , in the face of opposition from conservative groups based on a recent decision. Two …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Incumbent justice Robert Cupp  asked the state Republican Party to pull  an ad describing his  election opponent as sympathetic to rapists  based on his past opinions as a court of appeals judge. The …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation A website— VoteForJudges.org —is providing Cook County voters with nonpartisan judicial recommendations from area bar groups. The website was  established in 2004 by the Chicago Appleseed Fund for …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In the sole supreme court race, a super PAC formed by Republican activists is supporting the challenger. Known as N.C. Judicial Coalition, the PAC had spent $1.3 million on TV ads and more than $2 …

Joy Allen Woller Colorado litigants and their attorneys are no strangers to e-discovery and its challenges. During the month of October, attorneys practicing in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado have a unique opportunity to …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative A former governor and a former supreme court justice  oppose a measure on the November ballot  that would give the legislature the same authority as the supreme court to make rules governing the …