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IAALS has taken a closer look at how best to evaluate appellate judges for two essential reasons.
First, appellate JPE programs have largely been patterned after programs for trial judges, though these… MORE
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The criteria and measurement tools used by today’s JPE programs were first developed in the 1980s. They emphasize politically neutral qualities of judging like impartiality, efficiency, transparency,… MORE
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IAALS administers a Working Group of JPE program administrators and scholars around the country. The Working Group facilitates sharing of ideas and information, as well as identification of problem areas… MORE
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Judicial performance evaluation exists in 17 states and the District of Columbia as an official program. Not all states with judicial performance evaluation adopt all four elements of the O'Connor… MORE
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In May, the National Center for Access to Justice (NCAJ) at Fordham Law School published the latest iteration of the Justice Index, a national survey of state civil justice policies that provides “a snapshot of the degree to which each U.S. state… MORE
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What qualities do Americans want in their state judges? Professor Herbert Kritzer, the Marvin J. Sonosky Chair of Law and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota, addresses the question in the Spring 2021 issue of Judicature. In a national… MORE
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At Miami Law, Jessi Tamayo is a Lecturer in Law teaching courses in Professional Responsibility, the Director of the STREET Law Program, and assists in the planning of scholarly colloquia, symposia, and conferences.
Prior to joining the University… MORE
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Professor Thiadora Pina is an accomplished civil litigation attorney and brings her strong communication, customer service, and project management skills to Santa Clara Law as an associate clinical professor and externship director. These skills… MORE
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Karen is the Director of Legal Talent for the Colorado Attorney General's Office. She has 15 years of experience as a talent expert and is adept at strategic hiring and recruiting; coaching and teaching professional development and skills topics for… MORE
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Chris Martin is a 3L at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law focusing on corporate transactional law. Growing up in a biracial home just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico, he was raised to understand the importance of his racial background… MORE