Gubernatorial Appointment

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< Back to the O'Connor Judicial Selection Plan The sitting Governor is able to exercise his or her preference among the nominees identified and recommended by the Judicial Nominating Commission. That decision may, indeed, have partisan overtones… MORE

Retention Elections

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< Back to the O'Connor Judicial Selection Plan In retention elections, voters have their say about judges. We do not recommend that elections be contested and partisan, but we endorse the opportunity for citizens to make their choice. The… MORE

General Information about Judicial Selection

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< Back to the O'Connor Judicial Selection Plan Judges in the United States are selected through a variety of methods, from popular elections to appointment by chief executives, legislatures, or other judges. Some of these methods are more… MORE

Redesigning Legal Speaker Series

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Across the country, more and more jurisdictions are reimagining how to deliver and regulate legal services. Many stakeholders in the justice system—including lawyers, other legal service providers, judges, legal educators, law students,… MORE

Call to Action Recommendations

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< Back to Civil Justice Initiative In 2013, the Conference of Chief Justices adopted a resolution creating a Civil Justice Improvements Committee to develop recommendations for improving our civil justice system at the state level. The Committee… MORE

Civil Justice Initiative Implementation

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< Back to Civil Justice Initiative To ensure that the 13 Civil Justice Initiative recommendations achieve this important goal, IAALS and the NCSC—with support from the State Justice Institute—have focused on implementation of the… MORE

Consumer Debt Reform

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< Back to Civil Justice Initiative The Call to Action report and recommendations included specific recommendations for high-volume dockets, recognizing the percentage of the state court docket, high number of self-represented litigants, and… MORE

The IAALS Model for Regulation

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< Back to Unlocking Legal Regulation IAALS proposes a new system of regulation for legal service providers. The proposed system envisions a non-profit, independent regulator of legal service providers implementing a risk-based approach to… MORE

Utah Evaluation

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Schedule and Session Videos

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< Back to event homepage Tuesday, April 20 Full-day video with transcript 12 p.m. MDT │ Brief Welcome Michael Houlberg, IAALS 12–1:15 p.m. MDT │ Session 1: Addressing Ethical & Malpractice… MORE