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Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In response to anticipated legislative proposals to alter the process for selecting the state’s appellate judges, with the most prominent being the discontinuance of the judicial nominating …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative With Justice Diane Hathaway  resigning in the face of serious ethics charges , some are urging Governor Rick Snyder to  follow a task force's recommendations  in appointing Hathaway's successor on …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In recent weeks, Governor Dannel P. Malloy has made significant strides toward diversifying the state supreme court, nominating the court’s  first Hispanic justice  and  first openly gay justice . …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In his first news conference, new Republican Governor Pat McCrory rescinded the executive order enacted by his predecessor, Democratic Governor Bev Perdue, creating a judicial nominating commission …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Last fall, New York University School of Law made news for reorganizing its third-year offerings to better meet the needs of today's law students. N.Y.U. Law's changes are built around several themes, including a focus …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director IAALS is privileged to benefit from the expertise of a diverse board of advisors that includes judges, practitioners, and others committed to our mission: the continuous improvement of the civil justice system. At the …

Marnee Baker David Thomson , Lawyering Process Professor and Director of the Lawyering Process Program at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, will be the first IAALS Visiting Scholar for the spring semester of 2013. Thomson will be spending …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern The National Center for State Courts and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government recently published a paper, " Keeping Courts Funded: Recommendations on How Courts Can Avoid the Budget Axe ", which   offers a perspective on …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern Denver Law alumni James “Jim” Mulligan (JD '74) and Joan Burleson (JD '85) made a $2.25 million endowment to the University of Denver Sturm College of Law's Mulligan Burleson Chair in Modern Learning, which will ensure …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern iCivics, an organization founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (who also serves as honorary chair of our O'Connor Advisory Committee) dedicated to increasing civic knowledge and participation, has created the jury service …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In most states that elect their judges, vacancies that arise between elections are filled by gubernatorial appointment. Some governors opt to use an advisory panel in making these appointments, as …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative This article originally appeared in the December Connected newsletter by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). As the quality of judges and integrity of the judiciary continue to receive …

Bert Brandenburg Former Executive Director, Justice at Stake When state courts are strained or crippled by budget cuts—and it’s all too familiar a scenario around the country—how can we make the strongest case possible for adequate funding? At the …

Marnee Baker It is Professor Whitney’s belief that “teaching skills and professional identity really is not so much about teaching it but, guiding them as they explore for themselves.” Advanced Advocacy: Legislative Policy , the latest Educating …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director It's hard to believe it's been less than three months since we officially launched IAALS Online . We hope you've been enjoying it as much as we have. We'll be taking a short break for the holidays—IAALS and the …

Melinda Taylor Clerk of Court, Denver Juvenile Court Former Executive Director, Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families How would you feel if you owned a business with your spouse and you decided to divorce? A recent article from The New …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Approximately one year ago, on November 1, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York implemented a Pilot Project Regarding Case Management Techniques for Complex Civil Cases . The pilot project, which arose …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern After an unsuccessful attempt in 1992 to cover the topic of divorce, Sesame Street has debuted a 13-minute, online segment entitled, " Little Children, Big Challenges: Divorce ," that shows a pink fairy, known as Abby …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Conservative lawmakers are expected to pursue a change in the process for selecting Kansas’ appellate judges in 2013. Critics of the current process believe that lawyers have too much control, with …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The Sedona Conference® has updated its Resources for the Judiciary , a reference manual for judges that is “intended to assemble and promote a variety of proven judicial management tools to help parties develop and execute …