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From two nominees submitted by the Alaska Judicial Council, Governor Parnell appointed Anchorage attorney Peter Maassen to fill the vacancy created by Justice Morgan Christen’s appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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The Iowa State Bar Association has released its biennial survey of practicing attorneys on judges and justices up for retention this November. The survey showed high approval ratings for all Iowa judges and justices, and the Bar Association… MORE
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For Governor Dayton’s first appointment to the supreme court, the judicial selection commission nominated four candidates, including a U.S. attorney and three judges. The vacancy was created by Justice Helen Meyer’s retirement. Though not required… MORE
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The August 2012 edition of Selection Snapshots is now available. Sign up for Selection Snapshots and other IAALS newsletters here.
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The supreme court reversed one of the revisions it made to the code of judicial conduct in January, removing a prohibition against judges making campaign contributions to political candidates. The state bar supported the move as preserving judges’… MORE
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A November ballot measure will ask voters whether the constitution should be amended to allow an increase in judges’ contributions to their pensions and other benefits. In a recent 3-2 decision, the supreme court ruled that such an increase was a… MORE
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The preliminary hearing in the criminal case against Justice Joan Orie Melvin began on July 30. Melvin faces charges that she violated state law by using court staff to assist in her 2003 and 2009 supreme court campaigns. Two staffers testified that… MORE
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The state Republican Party chair called for voters to remove one of four supreme court justices standing for retention in November. Justice David Wiggins participated in the 2009 unanimous ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in the state, and… MORE
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Our two-day E-Discovery Summit, which was held June 22-23, 2012, was highlighted this week in a LawWeek Colorado article, along with the release of Navigating the Hazards of E-Discovery: A Manual for Judges in State Courts Across the… MORE
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A second justice has withdrawn from considering disciplinary charges against Justice David Prosser, with Justice Annette Ziegler joining Justice Pat Roggensack. Prosser has asked the other four justices to recuse themselves as well.