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Brittany Kauffman CEO In 2012, IAALS published the second edition of Navigating the Hazards of E-Discovery: A Manual for Judges in State Courts Across the Nation , which serves as a manual for state court judges and anyone who needs a basic resource that …

In March 2013, IAALS sponsored “An Uncommon Dialogue” about judicial selection. IAALS convened a group of thirty legal experts for two days to share perspectives on essential attributes for judges and how to put judges with those attributes on the bench. …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Melinda Taylor Clerk of Court, Denver Juvenile Court Former Executive Director, Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families Andrew Schepard Sidney and Walter Siben Distinguished Professor …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The  Quality Judges Initiative 's recommendations for reviewing written opinions as part of a performance evaluation program for appellate …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The U.S. bankruptcy courts have 351 authorized bankruptcy judgeships, along with an additional 37 retired-recalled bankruptcy judges. Despite …

Roberto L. Corrada Chair in Modern Learning and Professor of Law, University of Denver Sturm College of Law David Thomson Professor of Practice, University of Denver Sturm College of Law In September 2012, 21 law schools sent representatives to  Educating …

A Retrospective Study of Colorado's Early Experiments with Proactive Case Processing John M. Greacen Principal, Greacen Associates, LLC Special Projects Advisor, IAALS Pamela A. Gagel This report presents the results from an analysis of data from five …

Guide for Appraisal and Improvement of Caseflow Management of Civil Cases in U.S. District Courts Pamela A. Gagel Stephen P. Ehrlich This Guide provides the tools for any interested federal judge to make a quick, initial assessment of the status of his or …

Kansas Law Review Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Brittany Kauffman CEO In this article we explore the history of recent efforts to improve the civil justice system in the United States, beginning first with the efforts of IAALS …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director During the ABA’s 2013 mid-year meeting, the Task Force on the Future of Legal Education heard testimony from individuals about opportunities to improve legal education.  Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers  took this …

As one of our initial steps in developing recommended tools for evaluating the performance of appellate judges, we convened focus groups of judges and attorneys to identify the responsibilities of appellate judges that should be included in a performance …

Corina D. Gerety Former Director of Research, IAALS Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure This report is a follow-up to IAALS’ 2010 publication of Surveys of the Colorado Bench & Bar on Colorado’s Simplified Pretrial Procedure for …

Implementing Effective Short, Summary, and Expedited Civil Action Programs There is a widespread perception that the civil justice system is too complex, costs too much, and takes too long. To address these concerns, several federal and state …

IAALS and AICPA Published in conjunction with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), this report evaluates the cost and delays of litigation from a new perspective: that of financial experts. The report offers judges, attorneys, …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS This article examines the ways in which familial distress surrounding separation and divorce can affect individual employee productivity and negatively impact a business' bottom line. Justice …

A Manual for Judges in State Courts Across the Nation Second Edition In 2007, following the adoption of the 2006 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, IAALS published its first edition of  Navigating the Hazards of E-Discovery, A Manual for …

Gender, Ethnicity, and Judicial Performance Evaluation Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative This study assesses whether, as some claim, there is empirical evidence that women and …

Laying the Foundation for Quality Court Systems and Judges This publication couples the desired attributes for court systems and individual judges identified by participants in the IAALS Roundtable on Judicial Selection with principles (or “cornerstones”) …

Report of the IAALS Task Force on State Appellate Court Opinion Review In August of 2011, IAALS convened a national conference on appellate judicial performance evaluation (JPE)—Evaluating Appellate Judges: Preserving Integrity, Maintaining …

A subcommittee of the O’Connor Advisory Committee developed a set of goals to pursue and principles to follow in the selection, composition, and operation of judicial nominating commissions. Rather than constituting a “one size fits all” prescription, …