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Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Conservative groups have mounted a  loosely organized effort to oppose the retention  of Justice John Pelander because of his vote in a 3-2 ruling that allows Proposition 121 to appear on the …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative According to a recent poll,  43 percent of Iowans would vote “no”  on Justice David Wiggins’ retention, while 37 percent would vote “yes.” Positions on Wiggins have a partisan undertone, with 65 …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern To address concerns about the utility of law school's third year, New York University School of Law is  overhauling its students' third year curriculum . The law school plans to offer third year students optional programs …

Brittany Kauffman CEO IAALS alum and panelist at IAALS’ Third Civil Justice Reform Summit Professor Jordan Singer, of New England Law │ Boston, recently shared his reactions to the Summit at PrawfsBlawg . In addition to putting the Summit into context and …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern In its September 24 issue, LawWeek Colorado discusses the problems with the current civil justice system and the ongoing efforts by states to facilitate “just, speedy and inexpensive” litigation. Referencing dialogue from …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis  was recently profiled in this month's issue of The Colorado Lawyer . The article , written by retired Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey, discusses the rise of women to the judicial …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern In an article for The New York Law Journal , ETL Advisory Committee Member Luke Bierman advocates for  experimentation and innovation  in law school curriculum. Bierman argues that law schools must rethink their curriculum …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Justice Stephen David has opted to actively campaign for his retention , in response to a Tea Party-based challenge based on his vote in a 2011 case. According to David's campaign website, judges …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative With less than a month until the November elections, a federal judge  struck down the state’s limits on campaign contributions , finding that existing limits prevent candidates from mounting …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Challengers to two incumbent supreme court justices questioned their campaign financing practices . One of the challengers promised to recuse himself from cases involving contributors, while the …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative According to campaign finance filings, the group formed to support the retention of three justices on the November ballot — Defend Justice from Politics — has raised and spent $1.45 million . The …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The state chamber plans to publicize its recently completed ratings of supreme court justices standing for retention, based on their rulings in business cases. Some critics argue that this is an …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative A pro-business group known as the Montana Growth Network funded a  radio ad attacking a supreme court candidate’s position  on the death penalty. The candidate asked his opponent to denounce the ad, …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative There is speculation that the GOP will return the state to partisan judicial elections if Republicans win control of the legislative and executive branches in November. The legislature made appellate …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The  judicial performance evaluation commission recommended retention  of three appellate judges standing for retention in November, though one judge scored lower than his colleagues on timeliness of …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative For her  third appointment to the five-member supreme court , Governor Brewer selected court of appeals judge Ann Scott Timmer, a Republican. Prior to this appointment,  thirty-five of the 38 judges …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Both  gubernatorial candidates oppose Amendment 3 , a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow governors to appoint a majority of the members of the appellate judicial commission and give …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS In 2006, IAALS opened its doors in a small adjunct office on campus at the University of Denver. With little more than a folding table and chairs, we embarked on a journey to improve the civil …

Ruth V. McGregor Chief Justice (Ret.), Arizona Supreme Court Chair, O'Connor Advisory Committee Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor (Ret.) served on the Arizona Supreme Court from February 1998 until June 30, 2009. She was the Court's Chief Justice from June …

John T. Broderick, Jr. Chief Justice (Ret.), New Hampshire Supreme Court Dean John T. Broderick, Jr., is the Dean of the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Previously, he was Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court since 2004. Prior to …