Allocating the Costs of Discovery: Lessons Learned at Home and Abroad

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Understanding how the courts and rulemakers have addressed the costs of discovery, including their allocation between the parties, provides important background and context for future recommendations. This report reviews the laws in the United… MORE

Choosing Judges: Judicial Nominating Commissions and the Selection of Supreme Court Justices

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This report details the judicial nominating commissions used to select supreme court justices in 30 states and the District of Columbia. In these jurisdictions, the nominating commission accepts applications for judicial vacancies, screens the… MORE

The O’Connor Judicial Selection Plan

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IAALS has a deep and abiding interest in protecting the quality and integrity of the judiciary. To that end, IAALS has worked closely with an extremely qualified Advisory Committee chaired by United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (… MORE

Summary of Empirical Research on the Civil Justice Process: 2008–2013

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This publication provides a synthesis of the relevant empirical research on the civil justice process released from 2008 to 2013. In addition to IAALS research, it contains studies conducted by a variety of organizations and individuals, including… MORE

IAALS’ Report on “A Forum for Understanding and Comment on the Federal Rules Amendments”

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IAALS drafted this report coming out of its Forum for Understanding and Comment on the Federal Rules Amendments, which was held on December 5, 2013. The Forum brought together a group of approximately forty lawyers, academics, and judges from… MORE

Joint Comment on the Proposed Federal Rule Amendments

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IAALS and the American College of Trial Lawyers Task Force on Discovery and Civil Justice submitted comments on the proposed Federal Rule Amendments. The comment provides a summary of the pilot project and rules reform activity around the country,… MORE

Working Smarter, Not Harder: How Excellent Judges Manage Cases

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This report is the culmination of a joint project between IAALS and the American College of Trial Lawyers, which involved interviewing nearly 30 state and federal trial court judges, from diverse jurisdictions nationwide, who were identified as… MORE

Cynthia Bowling

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Cynthia Bowling was an Executive Assistant at IAALS, which she joined in November 2014. Before coming to IAALS, Bowling worked for the Financial Planning Standards Board as executive assistant to the CEO, and for MediaNews Group as executive… MORE

Recommended Tools for Evaluating Appellate Judges

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Recognizing that appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation (JPE) programs have largely been patterned after programs for trial judges, IAALS is pleased to offer recommendations and tools for evaluating the performance of appellate judges that… MORE

A Summary of the Short, Summary, and Expedited Civil Action Programs Around the Country

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In response to increasing pressures on the civil justice system, both at the state and federal level, many jurisdictions around the country have implemented an alternative process that is designed to provide litigants with speedy and less expensive… MORE