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Proposals to move to merit selection for appellate judges are under consideration in both the house and senate. Supporters of the proposals believe that judges should be selected based on qualifications rather than name recognition.
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Congress might be readying for congressional hearings law schools, their job placement numbers, and the debt their graduates are carrying with them.
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Educating Lawyers, often referred to in legal circles as the “Carnegie Report,” has found its way into a number of articles and blog posts lately. Just Monday, it was cited by Professor Benjamin Spencer of Washington and Lee School of Law in his… MORE
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Professor Benjamin Spencer of Washington and Lee School of Law wrote a guest post in the Washington Post, arguing that bringing the Carnegie model to law school is far preferable to the deregulation of the profession.
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According to the author, 12% of Canadian law school graduates are currently unable to secure an articling position. In light of this, the article urges Canadian law schools to look to legal education reform efforts in the United States that were… MORE
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Former chief justice Roy Moore, known to many as the “Ten Commandments judge,” announced plans to run for chief justice in 2012. Moore was removed from the court in 2003 for defying a federal judge’s order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from… MORE
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The Third Branch, the blog of the United States Courts, discussed the background and objectives of the pilot project in the Southern District of New York.
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Amanda Gonzalez, Executive Director of Ms. JD, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the success of women in law school and the legal profession, has posted a review of Rebuilding Justice:
The book is part civics lesson, part law… MORE
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The supreme court announced that it will not revisit its decision in Avery v. State Farm. The petition to vacate the decision was based on recent allegations that State Farm had contributed more than $3 million to the election campaign of one of the… MORE
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Emily Ruben is a judge on the New York City Family Court. Previously, she served The Legal Aid Society, Civil Division, for over 18 years as Attorney-in-Charge of the Brooklyn Neighborhood Office, Co-Supervisor of the Domestic… MORE