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Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director House Speaker Dean Cannon announced that he would not seek major changes to the judiciary in the 2012 legislative session. In the 2011 session, Cannon unsuccessfully proposed a constitutional amendment that would have …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Governor Rick Perry has made more appointments to the supreme court than any other Texas governor. While he has been praised for diversifying the court, his appointees have been characterized as business-friendly and …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel recently highlighted Rebuilding Justice : As the joint product of two authors, Rebuilding Justice aims to provide a balanced perspective on the courts by integrating experiences from …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director President Obama nominated supreme court justice Andrew Hurwitz to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. If Hurwitz is confirmed, Governor Brewer will have the opportunity to make her third appointment to the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director This week, Rebecca Love Kourlis contributed a guest post to the National Law School's Forum on Legal Education : But, of course, systemic change doesn’t happen overnight. Progress will be incremental.  The people who …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The Fall 2011 edition of Transparent Courthouse® Quarterly is now available. Transparent Courthouse® Quarterly is a quarterly newsletter reporting highlights from all IAALS initiatives. Sign up for Transparent …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director This article from the Colorado Lawyer discusses the 2011 conference on evaluating appellate judges and its outcomes. In 2010, a number of states saw organized opposition to the retention of Supreme Court justices. This …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The November 2011 edition of Selection Snapshots is now available. Sign up for Selection Snapshots and other IAALS newsletters here . Tue, 11/01/2011 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The judicial nominating commission released 40 years of data on those who have been recommended and appointed to the D.C. superior court and court of appeals. The commission’s process has become increasingly transparent …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director There are fourteen trial court seats up for election in Manhattan, but candidates are all running unopposed. The five supreme court candidates were nominated at a party convention. Of the nine civil court candidates, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director According to a report on campaign spending in state supreme court elections in 2009-10, special interest groups accounted for 30% of the money spent and paid for three out of four attack advertisements. The $4.9 million …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Christie campaigned for Republican state legislators, who are up for reelection in November, on the issue of “elitist judges.” Christie plans to propose a constitutional amendment to bypass the ruling. Click here to …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A joint legislative committee considered changing the process for selecting the state’s appellate judges. The primary proposal is to put party labels for judicial candidates back on the ballot, in order to enhance voter …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A Republican gubernatorial candidate expressed his support for returning to contested elections for all of the state’s judges. In his view, the current system (merit selection) is closed to public input and too …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director According to a new report, Michigan had the most expensive judicial races in 2009-10, accounting for one fourth of the $38.4 million spent nationwide. The state also saw the highest spending on TV advertisements and the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Dean Larry Kramer of Stanford writes that law schools don't necessarily teach the way they did 20 or 30 years ago. Many, he claims, have evolved to meet the needs of the profession. On the contrary, the professional …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In October 2011, IAALS recognized three federal judges as the 2011 recipients of the Fifth Annual Transparent Courthouse® Award. The Honorable Mark R. Kravitz, the Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal, and the Honorable John G. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Rebecca Love Kourlis shared the themes of Rebuilding Justice , including challenges and solutions to the problems facing our civil justice system, with Huffington Post readers. Click here to read the article. Thu, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Governor Hickenlooper ultimately chose a state trial court judge to fill the seat. The governor reported making his decision on the basis of conversations with sitting justices, diverse legal groups, business groups, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Law Week Colorado recently interviewed Rebecca Love Kourlis about Rebuilding Justice . The full transcript is now available . Thu, 10/27/2011 - …