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As the Director of Custom Program, Training and Curriculum for NITA, Terre Rushton (also a member of our Advisory Committee) helps firms address their professional development needs. NITA's learning-by-doing programs are known for developing the… MORE
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Terre Rushton is Associate Executive Director of Programs for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) as well as serving as a member of the Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Advisory Committee. NITA helps firms address their professional… MORE
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The June 2012 edition of Selection Snapshots is now available. Sign up for Selection Snapshots and other IAALS newsletters here.
Wisconsin: Judicial Commission Called to Send Justice Prosser’s Discipline Case to Three-Judge Panel
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The judicial commission called for the discipline case against Justice David Prosser to be sent to a panel of three court of appeals judges. The role of such a panel is to recommend to the supreme court what, if any, disciplinary action should be… MORE
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At a recent campaign appearance, Justice Barbara Pariente cautioned that a November vote not to retain her and two fellow justices who are also on the ballot would allow Governor Scott to make "partisan judicial appointments." A challenge to the… MORE
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The content of fliers used in a trial court judge's reelection campaign raised ethical concerns, leading some to call for an inquiry by the state commission on judicial conduct. The fliers tout recent decisions in which the judge sided with oil… MORE
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Studley was appointed as a deputy under secretary of education in the U.S. Department of Education in September 2013. She oversees the department's second-term higher education agenda. Studley focuses on issues such as accreditation… MORE
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In response to concerns expressed by senate Democrats about a supreme court nominee’s lack of courtroom experience, Governor Christie noted that the state bar association found the nominee to be qualified, but the nominee was ultimately rejected by… MORE
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Governor Corbett attracted criticism with his first judicial appointment since taking office, choosing his close friend and chief of staff without consulting court officials and lawmakers as is the custom. The appointment requires senate… MORE
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In the Spring 2012 edition of its quarterly publication, ABOTA features Chapter 3 of Rebuilding Justice: "The Importance of Trials." Read the full chapter here.