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Stacey Marz is the Administrative Director of the Alaska Court System where she is responsible for statewide court operations. Stacey’s strong focus on managing through an access to justice lens comes from her past experience overseeing the court… MORE
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IAALS’ report, Building a Better Bar: The Twelve Building Blocks of Minimum Competence, provides the first-ever empirically grounded definition of the minimum competence required to practice law. Our comprehensive study found that minimum competence… MORE
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Earlier this month, the American Bar Association proposed a resolution encouraging law firms to broaden their evaluation criteria when recruiting law students. The resolution suggests considering factors such as legal research and writing skills,… MORE
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Last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation that would establish stronger ethics standards for the U.S. Supreme Court. It would mandate a new “code of conduct” for the highest court and a process for adjudicating violations… MORE
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The Honorable Leslie E. Kobayashi was nominated by President Barack Obama on April 21, 2010, and confirmed by the United States Senate as a United States District Judge in the District of Hawai`i on December 22, 2010. Prior to confirmation, Judge… MORE
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In a recent informal poll of judges conducted by the National Judicial College, a large majority expressed they felt comfortable dealing with self-represented litigants. Out of 567 judges who responded, around 86% expressed some level of comfort—39… MORE
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IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, is excited to announce the appointment of six new members to its esteemed Board of Advisors. Their diversity of perspectives and expertise will… MORE
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September 17th is Constitution Day, which commemorates the day over two hundred years ago when members of the Constitutional Convention signed the United States Constitution. Each year on this day, we take a moment to reflect on the establishment of… MORE