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Zachary Willis Director of Communications Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications Last week, IAALS held our annual Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner in celebration of our 10th Anniversary and the remarkable progress we've made as a national force …

Daniel Girard Managing Partner, Girard Gibbs LLP IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our accomplishments and national impact — and look to the …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern In February, IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis gave the keynote address for the Denton Darrington Annual Lecture on Law and Government in Boise. The lecture is sponsored by …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS IAALS is celebrating our 10th Anniversary, which means our 2015 Annual Report marks a milestone in our history. This report takes a look back at our past decade of accomplishments as well as gazes …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern As IAALS celebrates its tenth year, the Denver Business Journal sat down with Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis to recap her motivation for leaving the Colorado Supreme Court and …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications This week, the Denver Post published an article highlighting Denver’s new Center for Out-of-Court Divorce , which provides a child-focused, less-adversarial, and potentially less-costly approach for families when …

Wendy Paris Author, Splitopia: Dispatches from Today’s Good Divorce and How to Part Well IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our accomplishments …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications On April 21, IAALS—the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver—will hold its annual Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner . The award recognizes individuals who exemplify …

Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO Inspired in part by the work of the  Conference of Chief Justice’s Civil Justice Improvements Committee , Chief Justice Scott Bales of the Arizona Supreme Court  issued an Order at the end of last year establishing a new …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative It’s that time of year again, when state legislatures are in session and lawmakers who are dissatisfied with the judiciary and some of its decisions are proposing changes in how judges are selected. …

John T. Broderick, Jr. Chief Justice (Ret.), New Hampshire Supreme Court IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our accomplishments and national …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern As is true in many jurisdictions,  Arizona courts are finding  that self-represented parties are heavily concentrated in family law matters, like divorce, child support, and custody. With little or no legal experience, …

Alan Carlson CEO (Ret.), Orange County Superior Court, California Toward the end of last year when I first read IAALS’ report, Change the Culture, Change the System: Top 10 Cultural Shifts Needed to Create the Courts of Tomorrow , I had feelings of both …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern Last month, MSN released a ranking of the best and worst states (including D.C.) for getting a low-cost divorce , based on a survey conducted by GOBankingRates. The ranking takes into account factors like court filing fees, …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications IAALS Issues Recommendations to Inspire Public Trust in the Judicial Nominating Process. Download Press Release. Millions of cases pass through state courts every year, which is why it is imperative that …

Jack Zouhary Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division I recently attended IAALS’ Fourth Civil Justice Reform Summit and served as a faculty member on several panels. It never fails that I come away from these …

Julie Macfarlane Professor of Law and Distinguished University Professor, University of Windsor IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern In a recent opinion piece , Judge Daniel E. Ramczyk emphasizes the importance and benefits of New Mexico’s judicial selection and retention process, and in particular the role that the …

Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO Last Thursday and Friday, February 25 and 26, IAALS hosted its Fourth Civil Justice Reform Summit , focused on creating the just, speedy, and inexpensive courts of tomorrow. The goal of the Summit was to bring together federal …

Aaron N. Taylor Director, Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law IAALS is celebrating its  10th Anniversary  in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from …