There's More to the Law Than 'Practice-Ready'

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Two law professors suggest that preparing students for their first couple years fo practice is hardly enough--law schools must strive to prepare students for "for a lifetime of successful, ethical, and personally rewarding practice." Click here to… MORE

Judicial Appointments Could Be Big Item for Legislature

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Two constitutional amendments have been proposed to move away from merit selection for appellate judges, a statutory process that sunsets in 2012. But since the constitution cannot be amended until 2014, the state bar association called for the… MORE

Ohio Judicial Center to be named for late chief justice

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The late Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, who served on the O'Connor Advisory Committee and was a recipient of the Transparent Courthouse® Award, is now being honored by the Ohio Supreme Court, which is naming the Ohio Judicial Center after the second-… MORE

Second state Supreme Court justice announces retirement next year

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A second supreme court justice announced plans to not seek reelection when his term expires in 2012. Chief Justice Paul De Muniz announced his retirement intentions in October.

Panelists warn of impending battle for independent judiciary

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During a series of panels that comprised a Defending Iowa’s Courts event, the executive director of the state ACLU chapter described an organized national effort to dismantle judicial merit selection processes. The panel also discussed legislative… MORE

Edward R. Hartman

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Eddie Hartman is the co-founder of LegalZoom, where he advises senior leadership on strategy and product, and a partner at Simon-Kucher & Partners, the leading global consulting firm for revenue strategy. At LegalZoom, Mr. Hartman led the first… MORE

Cannon won't push major court reforms

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House Speaker Dean Cannon announced that he would not seek major changes to the judiciary in the 2012 legislative session. In the 2011 session, Cannon unsuccessfully proposed a constitutional amendment that would have split and expanded the supreme… MORE

Perry's Texas Supreme Court picks criticized as too business-friendly

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Governor Rick Perry has made more appointments to the supreme court than any other Texas governor. While he has been praised for diversifying the court, his appointees have been characterized as business-friendly and results-oriented. Since 2000,… MORE

IAALS Publishes “Rebuilding Justice: Civil Courts in Jeopardy and Why You Should Care”

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The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel recently highlighted Rebuilding Justice: As the joint product of two authors, Rebuilding Justice aims to provide a balanced perspective on the courts by integrating experiences from both inside and outside the… MORE

Obama nominates Arizona justice for US bench

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President Obama nominated supreme court justice Andrew Hurwitz to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. If Hurwitz is confirmed, Governor Brewer will have the opportunity to make her third appointment to the five-member court.