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Of the 100 justices who have served on the supreme court since statehood, only 36 have been elected to their seats. The rest were appointed by the governor to fill mid-term vacancies. But with two open-seat races in 2012, the court will have a… MORE
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In 2012, superior court judges in Pinal County will stand for retention rather than reelection. Because the county’s population now exceeds 250,000, its judges will now be included in the state’s merit selection, retention election, and performance… MORE
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A U.S. bankruptcy judge was rebuked by a disciplinary committee of the Federal Judicial Conference for his longtime membership in a country club that has no black or women voting members. The judge is retiring at the end of the year.
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As part of his plan to “overhaul” the federal government, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry proposed eighteen-year, staggered terms for supreme court justices and similarly limited terms for lower federal court judges.
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A state court judge ruled that the governor must disclose the names of nominees submitted by the judicial selection commission. Unlike his predecessors, the governor had refused to make the names public because he feared it would deter attorneys… MORE
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Governor Gregoire appointed superior court judge Steven Gonzalez to the supreme court to fill the vacancy created by Justice Gerry Alexander’s retirement. Gonzalez is only the second Hispanic to serve on the supreme court.
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A trial court judge was censured and suspended without pay for six months for living outside her district and misleading investigators about it. The constitution requires judges to live in the district in which they serve at the time of their… MORE
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Be sure to look for Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers when the ABA Journal hits your mailbox this month (or take a sneak peek here). The article about our initiative notes the good timing of our launch (is there anyone committed to the legal profession… MORE
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Paul Lippe, the CEO of Legal OnRamp, weighs in on the ongoing conversation about legal education reform:
But I see the issue differently. It is not that law school is incomplete in training lawyers—which by any definition it must be—but that it… MORE
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This article takes a look at the growing tension between law firms and companies about who should be paying to train first-year associates and proposes solutions, including retooling law school curriculum.
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