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Paul J. De Muniz Distinguished Jurist in Residence, Willamette University College of Law Justice Paul J. De Muniz was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court in 2000 and served as the court's Chief Justice and administrative head of the Oregon Judicial …

Christine M. Durham Justice, Utah Supreme Court Justice Christine Durham has been on the Utah Supreme Court since 1982, and served as Chief Justice from 2002 to 2012. As we launch  IAALS Online , she joins  three other former Chief Justices  in the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Denver, Colo. – This November, in addition to executive and legislative candidates, Colorado voters will be deciding whether or not to retain Colorado judges. Under Colorado’s system for selecting and retaining judges, …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking  in the Federal Register. The ITC's proposed rules  apply to 337 investigations, which involve allegations that a competitor is …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Governor Brownback’s  chief counsel is among 21 applicants for a court of appeals vacancy . After screening and interviewing the applicants, the nominating commission will identify three candidates …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Recent polling indicates that the  chief justice race between Judge Robert Vance Jr. and Roy Moore is a dead heat , a somewhat surprising turn of events given that Vance did not enter the race as the …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Following public interviews of 18 applicants and private deliberations, the  appellate judicial commission selected three nominees  for possible appointment to the supreme court vacancy created by …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Supporters of Amendment 3, which would alter the composition of the appellate judicial commission and require the commission to identify 4 (rather then 3) nominees for each vacancy, announced that …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative A  radio ad funded by the American Justice Partnership  highlights “eyebrow-raising” real estate transactions by a sitting justice who is not running for reelection, and a mailing from the Michigan …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative 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 …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Critics of Justice Stephen David’s majority opinion in a 2011 Fourth Amendment case are challenging his bid for retention . The decision rejected the “Your home is your castle” doctrine as a defense …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative A grassroots organization known as Citizens for Judicial Integrity is campaigning against the retention of four Madison County judges. According to the CFJI website, the judges were elected with …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director This fall, judges are running in contestable elections in 32 states and standing in yes/no retention elections in 17 states. Judicial elections are typically low-information contests, where voters may cast their ballots …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The state bar association launched a  website to give voters more information  about appellate judges standing for retention. The site explains the merit selection and retention system, provides bios …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative All eight candidates for the state’s appellate courts  qualified for public financing , with supreme court candidates receiving $240,100 each and court of appeals candidates receiving $164,400. At …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative According to a recent poll,  70 percent of voters favor a proposed constitutional amendment  that gives the legislature the authority to require that judges contribute more toward their pensions and …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Questions were raised as to whether an email from a state employee advocating the retention of the appellate judges on the November ballot violated an anti-electioneering ethics rule. The email was …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative A recent poll shows that  49 percent of voters plan to vote to retain  Justice David Wiggins in November, while 41 percent will vote to remove him. In 2009, Wiggins joined a unanimous supreme court …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern With North Carolina's election day looming near, The Charlotte Observer has featured two contrasting opinion pieces, each advocating for the appointment or election of North Carolina judges. Arguing  for the appointment of …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern The Denver Bar Association's October edition of The Docket features a brief history of the American legal education system and mentions Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers ' current efforts "to advance legal education and raise …